One Child Every Day: Lack of Data About Migrant Deaths Leaves Most Vulnerable Group At Risk - UN Migration Report
Berlin – A new report from the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) highlights the need for better data on migrant deaths and disappearances, particularly those of missing migrant children.
This year's Fatal Journeys 4 report focuses on the theme of missing migrant children, given the growing number embarking on dangerous migrant journeys. According to IOM data, nearly 1,600 children – an average of almost one every day – were reported dead or missing between 2014 and 2018, though many more go unrecorded.
1,593 Deaths of Migrant Children Recorded Between 2014 and 2018
Missing Migrants records show that since 2014 nearly 1,600 children--some as young as six-weeks-old--from nearly 50 countries have died in search of a better future. An additional 78 died in the first six months of 2019.
MISSING MIGRANTS PROJECT Risks Facing Migrating Children in Southern Africa: Evidence from Mixed Migration Centre Surveys
Over 870 children were interviewed. Their average was 15. Whether from Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Tanzania, or Zimbabwe, about half noted their main reason for leaving was violence and general insecurity.
MISSING MIGRANTS PROJECT In Their Own Words: Nigerian Child Returnees Detail Abuses in Libya
A study launched in Nigeria in July 2018 examines the experiences of migrant children and youth recently returned from Libya. "They would use you to work in their farm, in exchange for cigarettes. If you refused they would beat or kill you. It was a horrible experience."
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