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Children on the move

As of January 2016, an estimated 30 million children are on the move, both within and between countries, with or without their parents. They are part of large-scale population movements currently taking place in many parts of the world.

Children on the move are those children moving for a variety of reasons, voluntary or involuntary within or between countries, with or without their parents or other primary caregivers, and whose movement might place them at risk (or at an increased risk) of inadequate care, economic or sexual exploitation, abuse, neglect or violence.

Children on the move is an umbrella term that brings together a series of categories of children to highlight their common protection needs, including, children who have been trafficked, children who migrate (e.g. to pursue better life opportunities, to look for work or education or to escape exploitative or abusive situations at home, or because of other protection needs), children displaced by conflict and natural disasters and children who live and work in the streets.

Movement can help children and their families improve their living standards and life opportunities. However, children do not always benefit from such potentials. Child protection policies and interventions should refocus to place the protection of the child at the centre as well as the need to support the positive aspects of mobility.

Save the Children’s goal is that all children, including those on the move and in emergencies, have appropriate care either from their own families or community-based alternatives.

Photo: Pedro Armestre/Save the Children

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    "The Boat is Safe and Other Lies": Why families are risking everything to reach Europe

    This document is a collection of narratives from Syrian families who have fled the situation in Syria. They describe the lives they left behind, as well as the dangers, discrimination, and extreme conditions they went through during the journey to Italy.

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): Save the Children Author(s): Dabbous, Susan | Fasulo, Alessio | Kflom, Matusala | Olivieri, Ilaria ...

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    Publication year: 2015 Publisher(s): Save the Children Sweden Author(s): Robinson, Malia | Lignell, Mats

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    Publication year: 2013 Publisher(s): Save the Children Author(s): Malaeb, Diaa

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    The conflict in Syria and the subsequent exodus of Syrians into neighboring countries is now in its fourth year as of 2014. Resulting from a call from UNICEF to the international and host communities to take action to avoid losing an entire generation of

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): MercyCorps

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    Publication year: 2013 Publisher(s): Save the Children

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    Publication year: 2013 Publisher(s): NRC, Norwegian Refugee Council

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    Children on the Move: Mancala, the Game of Moving

    Children on the move are those children moving for a variety of reasons, voluntary or involuntary within or between countries, with or without their parents or other primary caregivers, and whose movement, while opening opportunities, might place them at

    Publication year: 2015 Publisher(s): Save the Children | IOM, International Organization for Migration

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    This interview is part of a project to document the voices of children on the move, or have been on the move, and have had experiences with Save the Children's work. Children were encouraged to share their experiences and opinions of Save the Children's w

    Publication year: 2011 Publisher(s): Save the Children

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    Produced by Save the Children India, this video presents a snapshot of the dangers facing children on the move, migrant children, in India. Limited access to education, meager health and nutrition, and exploitation are some of those dangers.

    Publication year: 2011 Publisher(s): Save the Children India

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    This animated film was produced as part of a project commemorating the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1612, adopted in July 2005, which contributed to a comprehensive framework for addressing the protection of children affected by armed confli

    Publication year: 2011 Publisher(s): Save the Children

  12. Safety and Fundamental Rights at Stake for Children on the Move

    The number of people seeking asylum in Europe has risen drastically over the past years. Half of them are children. As children on the move, they are particularly vulnerable and at risk of violence, abuse, exploitation, trauma and even death. They are in

    Publication year: 2016 Publisher(s): ENOC, European Network of Ombudspersons for Children Author(s): Fagerholm, Karin | Verheul, Rhea | Dullaert, Marc | Malmberg, Fredrik

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