Children seeking safety and asylum in Europe

Children seeking safety and asylum in Europe - Unicef

Key priorities include: · Strengthening the protective environment for children and mothers at arrival, quarantine and transit points · Strengthening of the ...

Refugee and migrant children in Europe - UNICEF

There are now more than 72,000 refugees and migrants stranded in Greece, Cyprus and the Balkans, including more than 22,500 children – unable to move forward, ...

Hope and harm: Children's experiences of seeking safety in Europe

Save the Children said the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum—a legislative reform that will shape the region's future migration and asylum ...

5.6.1 Data on unaccompanied minors

In 2022, 42,000 applications for asylum were lodged by unaccompanied minors across EU+ countries, which was the most since 2016. This represented an increase of ...

How European countries wrongfully classify children seeking ...

In 2023, more than 41,500 unaccompanied children applied for asylum in EU countries. Over the past decade, that number has ebbed and flowed, ...

Children in migration - asylum applicants - Statistics Explained

In 2023, the total number of first-time asylum applicants under the age of 18 in the EU was 254 900 persons. When comparing this figure with the ...

Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe Accompanied ... - UNHCR

established one safety zone for unaccompanied asylum- seeking children in Sofia. During the year, 196 children were accommodated in the facility: most of them ( ...

EU migration policies and gaps in national child protection systems

In 2020, 13,600 unaccompanied minors were applying for asylum in the EU. This number is lower compared to figures from 2015. However, the ...

Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Children: Interrupted Child ...

Refugee and asylum-seeking children, similarly to all other children, are entitled to their rights under the CRC and do not forgo any right by virtue of moving ...

Safety and dignity for refugee and migrant children - UNHCR

This advocacy brief was jointly produced by IOM, UNHCR and UNICEF based on a desk review of practices in 38 European States in relation to the detention of ...

CHILD MIGRANT ARRIVALS IN GREECE QUADRUPLE THIS YEAR

Last year, Save the Children and the Greek Council of Refugees found that most unaccompanied children seeking safety in Greece had their asylum ...

European Union Obligated to Provide Special Care and Protection ...

European Union Obligated to Provide Special Care and Protection to Child Refugees ... seek safety and security as soon as they arrive in refugee host countries.

Hope and Harm: Children's Experiences of Seeking Safety in Europe

This research would not have been possible without the participation of the children, their caregivers, and professionals who gave their time and shared their ...

STATEMENT: New Migration & Asylum Pact will drastically ...

Save the Children is calling on the authorities in charge of implementing the EU Pact on Migration & Asylum to prioritise the protection of ...

Children on the move in Europe: a narrative review of the evidence ...

Conclusions Asylum seeking, refugee and undocumented children in Europe have significant health risks and needs that differ from children in the ...

What is the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum?

Establish a truly common, well-managed and coordinated European asylum system that is people-centred, upholds the right to seek asylum, and ...

The health needs of asylum-seeking children - PMC

The health needs of asylum-seeking children are wide ranging and can vary depending on their country of origin, broadly dividing into infectious diseases, ...

Number of children seeking safety in Europe almost doubles

Between January and September 2015 around 186,000 children sought asylum in Europe, compared to 98,000 in the same period of 2014. According to ...

Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants - Amnesty International

The risks to their safety and life were so great that they felt they had no choice but to leave and seek safety outside their country because their own ...

Access to education for refugee and migrant children in Europe

This document aims at analysing the situation of refugee, migrant and asylum-seeking children, who have recently arrived in Europe. (since 2015). However, due ...