US EditionOver 3,500 child migrants dead or missing in decade of Mediterranean crossings: Unicef
- Approximately 3,500 children have died or gone missing while attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean migration route to Italy over the past decade, according to UNICEF.
- Seven out of ten children making this journey do so without a parent or legal guardian, meaning that most children who died or disappeared along this route were traveling alone.
- Many of the children attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean route are fleeing war, conflict, violence, and poverty, which continue to drive displacement and force them to seek safety and opportunities elsewhere.
- UNICEF calls for improved search and rescue operations and immediate legal assistance for all children upon arrival, emphasizing that restrictions on movement should never lead to the detention of children in immigration facilities.
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Approximately 3,500 children have died in the central Mediterranean over the past 10 years
Approximately 3,500 children have Approximately 3,500 children have died or disappeared attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean migration route to Italy over the past 10 years, according to the latest estimates from UNICEF. This is the equivalent of one child losing their life every day for a decade. Around seven in 10 children make this journey without a parent or legal guardian, meaning that most children who died or disappeared along th…
In 10 years, about 3,500 children have died, or disappeared, when crossing the Mediterranean: Unicef
Rome. About 3,500 children died or disappeared in the last 10 years, equivalent to one per day, trying to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa to Italy, according to a report published yesterday by Unicef.
Nearly 3,500 Children Have Died in the Mediterranean Since 2015: UNICEF - teleSUR English
Most children attempting to cross the sea are fleeing war, conflict, violence, and poverty. On Tuesday, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) released data showing that nearly 3,500 girls, boys, and adolescents have died or gone missing while attempting to cross the central Mediterranean migration route to Italy over the past decade. RELATED: Mediterranean Sea Becomes Mass Grave as UNICEF Reports Over 2,200 Migrants…
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