Rome: Some 3,500 migrant children have died in the last decade or have gone missing. Imperturbable to Italy, UNICEF Estimated on Tuesday, compared to a child per day.
In its estimate, the United Nations Agency for Children warned that the correct number of dead or missing children was “much more likely”.
Central Mediterranean Migration RoadAccording to the International Organization for Migration, from North Africa to Italy, the world’s most dangerous is, since 2014, about 22,000 dead or missing migrants have been recorded.
On the route there is one of every six migrants in which most people travel alone, UNICEF said.
The agency said in its report, “Previous data showed that 10 out of 10 children and youth traveling along the Central Mediterranean route have experienced exploitation including violence, misconduct, sexual exploitation, forced labor, child marriage and imprisonment.”
UNICEF recalled a shipwreak on 18 April 2015, killing over 1,000 people, as it was held with hundreds of people.
The shipwreak “should have been a moment that had the power to do to all countries and communities to protect the children on original, transit and arrival …” the agency said.
“Instead, since the decade, countless ships have killed thousands of children.”
Prime Minister’s strict government of Italy Goria Meloni I vow to cut irregular migration.
It has agreements with Tunisia and Libya – most of the migrants depart for Italy – in which it provides funds in exchange for a departure.
According to the Italian Interior Ministry, 11,805 migrant has come to the country coasts since the beginning of the year through April 14, which includes 1,588 non-non-disinterested minors.
In 2024, 8,043 non-one-one minors reached below 18,820 a year ago.
UNICEF said that many children affected by migration are still denied “their most fundamental rights”.
Among other recommendations, the agency called to end the detention of children who are migrating or looking for a refugee status and said that it was the best way to protect the minors after the arrival.
