A child is a child: protecting children on the move from violence abuse and exploitation.

Abstract

Among the millions of children on the move worldwide many – including hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children and adolescents – undertake dangerous journeys. This report shows how the lack of safe and legal pathways for refugee and migrant children feeds a booming market for human smuggling and puts them at risk of violence abuse and exploitation. Building on recent UNICEF policy proposals it sets out ways that governments can better protect these vulnerable children.