➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
International: UN: 300,000 children migrating solo, up nearly fivefold
Associated Press – May 17, 2017
Authorities have documented more than 300,000 children migrating alone worldwide over a two-year period, marking a dramatic escalation of a trend that has forced many young refugees into slavery and prostitution, the U.N. children’s agency said Wednesday.
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