Canal Saint martin, Paris.

Salman, a 14-year old refugee, is climbing the fence of the Villemin park to spend the night there. This public park is located between "Gare de l'Est" train station and Saint-Martin canal, eastern Paris.

Nearly 80 unaccompanied under-aged migrants arrive in Paris every month, looking for a place to stay and a better life. Most of them come from Afghanistan. Every night at the "Colonel Fabien" square, they try to get to the bus taking them to in foster care for homeless people. Unfortunately, they are rejected because they cannot be mixed with adults, as a legal point of view.

Ali-Reza, 15, has not been allowed to get on the bus because he seemed to be too young.

Three young Afghans have just been rejected of the bus because of their age. They will spend the night in Villemin park.

It's 9:30pm, like every public park in Paris, Villemin park is closed. Ahmad, 15, trying to reach it to spend there the night.

Ali-Reza and Madjid, both 15, sleeping under the bandstand of Villemin park. Afghan refugees are often waken up and violently chased away from the park by the police.

Hossein, 17, spending one more night in the park, for want of anything better. For respect of the international conventions, France should take in charge every minor on its territory.

During daytime, Afghans in Paris meet in Villemin park. Football is the main activity, often with French boys of the neighborhood.

Ali-Reza, 15, showing his Taskera. The "Taskera" is an Afghan identity document. It is more and more used by judges of children affairs to be sure about their minority before placing them in a foster home.

The park is closing. It's time to go out before coming back when the keepers are gone.

France and the City of Paris offer only 70 hotel beds as an emergency accommodation for unaccompanied minor migrants. A French association called "France Terre d'Asile" is responsible for this system. But this night, no room is available.

Ali-Reza and Ahmad are going back to the Villemin squareto sleep there after its closing.

A group of young Afghans chatting nearby the Saint martin canal

"France Terre d'Asile", a French association is asked by the french social services to take care of isolated minors and bring them in an hotel room for a while. This is an emergency accommodation system. But as there is only 80 beds available, many minors sleep on the streets and are asked to come back to the association's office the day after to check if a bed is available.

In a room of the hotel.

Ahmad-Zia, 14, listening to the instructions at his arrival at the hotel.

Gholam Ali (right) et Assadolah, watching France-Serbia football game on a TV earlier found on the street. Gholam Ali lost his little brother on the road to Europe. He hopes he can find him again thanks to a picture of himself published in a magazine. At 16, he will try to build another life in France.

Like most Afghan minors in the emergency accommodation system, Hassan, 15, will leave three weeks after his arrival. Because of the length of the procedures in France, young migrants prefer to try to reach England or Norway to get a job and pay off their debts.

Informal french lesson at the hotel. Like every child in France, isolated foreign minors who are less than 16 should be sent to school. Between 16 and 18, they have very few choices and try to start a semi-professional education but they need a working permit, which is almost impossible to obtain.

Medhi has never known his father. He was 11 when his mother died. A friend of his family sent him to Pakistan, to work in a carpet factory. Two years later, he fled to Iran with other boys. But life in Iran is difficult for Afghan refugees, sleeping in shantytowns and picking up plastic bags for retailing. He decided to leave and try to reach Europe. After a six-month trip, at 14, he spent two weeks in Paris before trying his luck for northern Europe.

Circus demonstration, organized by "France Terre d'Asile" with the minors taken in charge in the emergency accomodation service. Three weeks later and after 3 months of administrative process, Mossein is admitted in a shelter near Toulouse, southern France.

Moeb, 17, singing at the party organized for Afghan minors taken in charge in the emergency accommodation system. Disappointed by the length of the proceedings and by the lack of visibility for his futur in France when he is 18, he will leave five weeks later for northern Europe. Most of young Afghans arriving in France are 16 or 17.

Paris, the Villemin park is closing.

Hadi, 14.