UNICEF: Migrant children making the perilous journey to Europe face possible drowning, beatings, rape and forced labor.
June 15th, 2016“…..Of the roughly 206,200 people who arrived in Europe by sea this year to June 4, one in three was a child….”
UNICEF’s seven point plan for refugee and migrant children
1. Children must be protected against trafficking and exploitation.
2. Under no circumstances should children be locked up just because they are refugees or migrants.
3. Children must not be sent back to their home countries if they face harm or death.
4. Children must be given access to services such as health and education.
5. Unaccompanied or separated children must be kept safe. Family reunification is often the best way to do this.
6. The best interests of the child should be a primary consideration in any decision concerning that child.
7. Safe and sustainable legal global pathways for migration must be established.
