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Piccoli Schiavi Invisibili 2021
Save the Children’s 11th edition of the report Little Invisible Slaves, focusing on child victims of trafficking, found the COVID-19 crisis had made victims less visible and traceable as criminal networks shifted their work off the streets. Children and t
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Where Do Rich Countries Stand on Childcare?
Some of the world’s richest countries were failing to offer comprehensive childcare solutions to all families even before COVID-19. This was in some instances a reflection of the countries policy priorities rather than available resources. The COVID-19 pa
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Skills to Succeed: Program Achievements
Skills to Succeed (S2S) equips deprived and marginalized adolescents and youth with the skills and job linkages they need to find decent jobs or build their own businesses and break the intergenerational cycle of poverty. Since 2011, S2S has served more t
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Learning at a Distance: Children’s remote learning experiences in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Italy was the first country to implement a nationwide lockdown, in Europe. For almost two months, children and their families lived in nearly complete isolation and students missed 65 days of school. Schooling breaks can cause significant loss of learning
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Nascosti in Piena Vista: Minori migranti in viaggio (attra)verso l'Europa
Hundreds of unaccompanied minors traveling through Italy and other countries in Europe are being abused, they are facing unprecedented violence or are illegally rejected at borders, despite them being underage. The children move on foot, hide under trucks
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The Exacerbation of a Crisis: The impact of COVID-19 on people on the move at the French-Italian border
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in Europe, the situation for displaced people in the Italian border town of Ventimiglia deteriorated further. Vulnerable individuals and groups would face additional dangers and protection risks in this context, while un
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Refugee Rights Headlines: A compilation of blogs from the Refugee Rights Europe Vol. II
This booklet provides a selection of blog posts from Refugee Rights Europe’s website from the past year, from November 2020 to present. An important part of Refugee Rights Europe's work the past 5 years has been to shed light on the situation experience
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Teach us for What is Coming: The transition into adulthood of foreign unaccompanied minors in Europe: case studies from France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, and the Netherlands
This report explores what it is like to be a young person alone seeking safety in Europe when turning 18. It provides information on the difficulties faced in this situation consisting of many shortcomings but also some promising practices. The report fou
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Children in Europe
Child poverty in Europe was already unacceptably high before the COVID-19 virus outbreak. In 2018, one in four children in the European Union (EU) were already growing up at risk of poverty or social exclusion. The crisis has had devastating consequences
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Piccoli Schiavi Invisibili: L'impatto del COVID-19 sulla tratta e lo sfruttamento: dalla strade all'online
L’impatto del COVID-19 sulla tratta e lo sfruttamento in Italia: dalle strade all’online. Una fotografia del fenomeno della tratta e dello sfruttamento in questo periodo d'emergenza. In Italia la tratta di esseri umani resta un fenomeno diffuso e sommerso
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An Overlooked Crisis: Trafficking and sexual, and gender-based violence against displaced women in Italy
According to UNHCR data, 10% of the displaced people who arrived in Italy in 2018 were women while 18% were minors. Most of these women and girls have experienced multiple forms of violence during their journeys, often continuing in Italy. These individua
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Implementing the Global Compact on Refugees for children: Examples of child-focused work
At the time of writing, children make up over half of the world's refugees. These children face severe protection issues, and their care and development needs often go unmet. As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the world, the situation for refugee