Migration is a core coping strategy for many children and young people across the globe, whether on their own or with their families. But it can also make children and young people vulnerable to further harm and deprivation in the absence of adequate and reliable services and social and economic support. While levels of vulnerability are… Read more →←
Topic: Children and Migration
UNICEF, IOM, UNHCR, OECD, countries and other partners join forces to protect children through the International Data Alliance on Children on the Move The widespread lack of quality data on millions of displaced and migrant children is compounding the serious risks they face, a coalition of international organizations announced… Read more →←
Amoun Aden Ismail is a youth and women’s empowerment activist and entrepreneur based in the Horn of Africa. Having recently worked as a Research Assistant for UNICEF’s study on Children on the Move in the Horn of Africa, Amoun shares with us her biggest learning from the experience. Despite having worked with youth in Somaliland for… Read more →←
Maryama* is just 17 years old, but already she has attempted to migrate from Hargeisa in the Horn of Africa to Europe twice. While most migrants face harrowing journeys, her story can help us understand some of the additional challenges facing young women and girls on the move in the Horn of Africa. She was interviewed as part of a… Read more →←
Hargeisa city is a fast-growing urban environment that remains safe, unlike many parts of the region. Yet young people living in the city face a myriad of challenges. Unemployment is high amongst youth, and poverty is widespread. In this context, it is not surprising that young people think of a life abroad. “I couldn’t afford a… Read more →←
The lights dimmed and the theatre hushed. Spotlights swirled in the dark from one person popping up out of the darkness to the next as a late-night emergency meeting of refugees unfolded in front of us. I was at the Playhouse Theatre in London and then I was transported somewhere else. Set in a reimagined version of the ‘Afghan… Read more →←
This past weekend, UNICEF called on leaders at the African Union Summit to work together to respond to the needs of uprooted children across the continent and to address the negative drivers of irregular migration – among these are conflict, violence and persecution. African governments were urged to take action against these root… Read more →←
Millions of children have migrated across borders or been forcibly displaced. As of 2017, about 30 million were living in forced displacement – 1 in 76 of the world’s children. This includes 12 million child refugees and child asylum seekers, and 17 million children living in internal displacement due to conflict and violence.… Read more →←
“The intergovernmental negotiations on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration recently concluded by upholding the best interests of the child and emphasizing the importance of family unity for children on the move. UNICEF’s Executive Director hailed it saying it should help equip Member States with tools to… Read more →←