As the EU and North Africa tighten up their border controls to stop irregular migration, a growing number of child migrants are being expelled to Niger, UNICEF warns. The UN agency expresses concern at the lack of cross-border mechanisms to protect these children from the many risks to which they are exposed: trafficking in human beings, violence, sexual abuse, exploitation and detention.
With the future Global Compacts for orderly, safe and regular migration currently being negotiated at...