Around 11,600 children have embarked since 2018 in the Mediterranean on a risky crossing to Europe, and of these about 289 children have died from January to June this year. A report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), informed that at least 11 children die every week on the migratory routes between North Africa and Europe. Around 11,600 children have embarked since 2018 in the Mediterranean on a risky crossing to Europe, and of these about 289 children have died from January to June this year. Since 2018, UNICEF estimates that around 1,500 children have died or gone missing while attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean Sea. Hundreds of children are drowning in the world's inaction," said UNICEF leader Vera Knaus, stressing that the central Mediterranean is one of the deadliest migration routes for children.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 04, 2023 21:04 UTC