Protecting Children on the Move from Violence, Abuse and Exploitation
2017
This report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) focuses on the dangers faced by displaced and refugee children and adolescents, millions of whom are on the move across international borders fleeing violence and conflict, disaster or poverty, or in pursuit of a better life. With few safe and legal routes to take on their journeys, unaccompanied children fall prey to smugglers and other illegitimate means of transport, which increases their risks of violence, abuse, exploitation, and trafficking. Despite protections in place through the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international treaties, displaced children are often trapped in bureaucratic limbo as receiving nations become overwhelmed by the influx of refugees and asylum-seekers. This report outlines policies and recommends strategies to ensure the protection of these vulnerable children.
Protecting Children on the Move from Violence, Abuse and Exploitation
Source:
A Child is a Child: Protecting Children on the Move from Violence, Abuse and Exploitation. United Nations Children's Fund 2017. https://data.unicef.org/resources/child-child-protecting-children-move-violence-abuse-exploitation.