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Why Are We Failing to Support Lone Refugee Children?
Daniel Howden
Senior Editor at Refugees Deeply
Daniel Howden Senior Editor at Refugees Deeply
Europe’s Criminal Intelligence Agency estimates that 10,000 unaccompanied refugee minors have gone missing since setting foot in Europe. But that’s just a guess, writes Daniel Howden, and we urgently need both reliable data and proper care for young refugees. This comment is part of our series “Childhood Under Attack” that presents the hurdles that Syrian minors face at different points of their journeys towards safety.