Italy top in Europe for missing unaccompanied migrant minors

Almost 23,000 solo migrant kids and teens disappeared in 21-23

By: ansa.it

Apr 30 2024
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Italy top in Europe for missin

Italy is top in Europe for the number of unaccompanied migrant minors who go missing, according to a new three-year report.
    Some 22,899 unaccompanied migrant kids disappeared in Italy over the last three years, and 10,100 in 2023 alone, said the report, "Lost in Europe" (lostineurope.org) on the 2021-2023 period in 30 countries, the 27 EU members plus the UK, Switzerland and Norway.
    Austria was second with just over 20,000 missing unaccompanied minors over the three years.
    The migrant children and teens who go missing are mainly from Afghanistan, Syria, Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco, said Lost in Europe.