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2,000 Children in France Are Experiencing Homelessness

More than 2,000 children are sleeping on the streets of France as the 2025 school year begins, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Thursday. Data have increased by 30% since 2022. Caroline Baum reports.

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Radio France Internationale

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In France, More than 2,000 Children Are Sleeping Outside, a Number in Sharp Increase

The figures of the barometer Unicef France-Fédération des acteurs de la solidarité (FAS), published this Thursday, August 28, reveal a continuous deterioration of the situation of children in situations of great insecurity: +6% of children homeless in one year, +30% since 2022. Unicef France, the Fédération des acteurs de la solidarité and the Collectif des Associations pour le Logement (Collectif des Associations pour le Logement).

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Marianne

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According to Unicef, More than 2,000 Children Are Sleeping on the Street in France, an Increasing Number

As the re-entry preparations fill the rays and spirits, an icy figure goes under the radars: more than 2,000 children sleep every night without accommodation solutions.

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Over 2,000 Children in France Sleep on the Streets

The continuous increase in the number is explained by many factors, first of all the saturation of the temporary housing supply mechanism in combination with the housing crisis.

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