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A child is a child: Protecting children on the move from violence, abuse and exploitation

A child is a child: Protecting children on the move from violence, abuse and exploitation

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.


*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).