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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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  1. Educational Statistics for Children under Temporary Protection in Turkey: Statistical report

    As of October 2019, Turkey was home to nearly 4 million persons under temporary protection. Over 1,7 million were children. Despite investments from the authorities, host communities struggle to provide basic services to these persons. The needs are parti

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund | Ministry of National Education of ...

  2. Refugee Rights Headlines: A compilation of blogs from the Refugee Rights Europe website

    The blog posts in this booklet have been selected from a wider range of materials and photos on Refugee Rights Europe's (RRE) website, and cover a range of geographical locations in Europe, ranging from the Greek/Turkish border and the Greek islands, to t

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Refugee Rights Europe Author(s): Welander, Marta | Gebreslassie, Smret

  3. Durable Solutions for Children Toolkit

    68 million people were forcibly displaced at the end of 2017, double those displaced in 2005. More than half are children, many of whom are likely to be amongst the poorest and most vulnerable children on the planet. As trends of displacement move ever up

    Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children International Author(s): Johannessen, Rikke

  4. Achieving Durable Solutions for Returnee Children: What do we know?

    We are in the midst of a profound  ‘returns-first’ shift in the global politics of child displacement. In response to soaring numbers of displaced worldwide –68.5 million, of which more than half are children – governments around the world are increasingl

    Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children Author(s): Barratt, Stefanie | Majidi, Nassim

  5. Cross-Border Protection of Children on the Move in East and Southern Africa: A quick reference guide for bilateral coordination

    This Quick Reference Guide is a practical guide for all stakeholders who hope to implement a government-led, cross-border coordination mechanism for the protection of children who are unaccompanied and separated while in situations of migration or displac

    Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children Sweden | Save the Children International Author(s): Bertrand, Sara Lim | Castrataro, Kristen M.

  6. Displaced Children and Emerging Technologies: Save the Children's opportunities for investment and impact

    Amongst the rising population of globally displaced- 68.6 million people in 2017 – the majority, 36 million, are children – almost twice the number we witnessed in 2005. This crisis in displacement is occurring amidst a context of dramatic technological c

    Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children International | Save the Children Denmark Author(s): Raymond, Nathaniel | Campo, Stuart

  7. Niñas y niños en contexto de migración que viaja no acompañada y su impacto a garantía de sus derechos humanos

    La preparación de este estudio implicó la siguiente metodología: la búsqueda de información oficial y la generada por organizaciones de sociedad civil, organismos internacionales, entrevistas y espacios consultivos en grupos focales con NNAJ y personas ad

    Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): RIA, Red para la Infancia y Adolescencia

  8. Mis Derechos Viajan Conmigo: Soy un niño o una niña migrante, estos son mis derechos

    La migración es el ingreso y permanencia de una persona, ya sea de un lugar a otro, dentro de su país o de un país a otro. En este texto, trataremos la migración internacional, es decir, aquella que implica desplazarse de un país a otro.    Introducing th

    Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children | United Nations Author(s): Pedernera, Luis | Anicama, Cecilia

  9. Protección de niños, niñas y adolescentes en contextos de migración: Manual de aplicación de estándares internacionales y regionales de derechos humanos

    El manual describe las múltiples situaciones en que se pueden encontrar los niños, niñas y adolescentes que migran, y explica sus necesidades diferenciales de protección. También refiere a los principios que deben guiar la actuación de funcionarios y func

    Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children | Mercosur

  10. Informe Especial de Peligros y Vulneraciones a los Derechos Humanos de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes en Contextos de Movilidad Humana

    El presente estudio aborda la realidad del impacto de la migración forzosa en niños, niñas y adolescentes venezolanos. A partir de ello, se realizó una misión en Arauca para documentar el impacto de la migración en esta zona fronteriza y su relación con e

    Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Cecodap, Caracas

  11. Sarahs Resa

    Sarahs Resa, translated as Sarah's Journey, is based on the book by the same name, written by Imad Elabdala.  The film follows Sarah on her journey from her homeland, her time in a refugee camp, the dangerous journey to safety, and the long road to develo

    Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Kidnovation | Teskedsorden

  12. Ley Marco Regional en Materia de Migraciones con Enfoque en Derechos Humanos

    La «Ley Marco», tiene como eje los Derechos Humanos de las personas migrantes y su protección y ejercicio en los países de origen, tránsito y destino. En efecto, es el deber del Estado proteger y garantizar los derechos de las personas que se encuentran e

    Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children | FOPREL, Foro de Presidentes y P ...

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