child refugee
Young asylum seeker
A child refugee is a minor who has fled their home country due to war, persecution, or disaster.
The term emphasizes particular vulnerability—children face dangers adults don't, including trafficking, separation from family, and interrupted education.
International law grants special protections to child refugees: The camp housed over two thousand child refugees, many of them unaccompanied.
- displacedShifted from proper location
- fleeingRapid escape from danger
- asylumShelter from persecution
- borderOuter edge or limit
- border crossingTransit between sovereign territories
safe passage · camp · tent · unaccompanied · minor · family separation · vulnerable · crossing · migrant · journey · war · conflict · homeland · seeking asylum · separated · lost · frightened · teddy bear
- displaced peopledisplaced, IDPs, asylum seeker, displaced persons, displaced person
- displaced childrenevacuee, unaccompanied minor