Fatal Journeys Volume 4: Missing Migrant Children

This report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) analyzes data from migrant and refugee routes from Africa and Asia to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea, examining the journeys of 11,000 young refugees between the ages of 14 and 24. Because legal forms of passage are becoming increasingly harder to secure, many migrant youth are forced to rely on smugglers, making them targets for abuse, trafficking, and exploitation,…

This data portal from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) tracks migrant deaths along popular migration routes globally. The Missing Migrants Project tracks incidents involving migrants, including refugee and asylum seekers, who have died or gone missing while migrating internationally, with the total number being nearly 3,700 in 2020. The highest number of migrant deaths have occurred along the Mediterranean, where more than 1,400 people have died or have gone missing. Missing Migrants tracks numbers…

This report from the Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights explores the current dangers facing migrant and displaced children in Greece. It identifies patterns of abuse and exploitation among children as young as 11, exacerbated by the absence of any sort of child protection system. The report examines factors and circumstances that place children at risk for exposure to long term sexual exploitation. The report contains testimonies by such children, as well as…