More than 50,000 unaccompanied child migrants went missing in Europe: Survey

More than 50,000 unaccompanied child migrants went missing in Europe: Survey

Highest number in Italy with nearly 23,000, notes Lost in Europe project

By Ahmet Gencturk

ATHENS (AA) - More than 50,000 unaccompanied child migrants went missing after arriving in Europe, a survey by a European journalism project revealed Tuesday.

“Italy has the highest number of registered missing unaccompanied minors, with 22,899, followed by Austria (20,077), Belgium (2,241), Germany (2,005), and Switzerland (1,226),” according to the Lost in Europe project, which gathered data from 13 European countries from 2021 - 2023.

It said the number of missing children may be even higher because data is often unreliable and incomplete, and many European countries do not collect data on missing unaccompanied minors.

“These shocking findings underscore the seriousness of the issue, with thousands of children missing and their whereabouts unknown,” it said.

Aagje Ieven, head of Missing Children Europe, said, “The increased number of reports on missing unaccompanied minors serves as a sharp reminder of the giant iceberg that looms beneath the surface.”

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