On the occasion of the World Children’s Day on 20 November, the JRC published a new story on children in migration in the Atlas of Demography. The story reveals major trends and demographic characteristics of migrant children in Europe.
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Migration can shape how a child grows up and has an impact on children’s identity, development and well-being. The new report "Data on Children in Migration" brings together information and analyses available from various sources – including Eurostat and national records – to make EU-wide estimates on the numbers of child migrants.
The study was initiated by UN Resolution in 2014 in order to understand the dimension of the phenomena and to identify good practices that avoid detention for children. The JRC has helped to structure the received data and has coordinated the analytical work on migration related detention of children. The full report of the study will be published by end of 2019.