Sources have stated that as per research from UNICEF estimates more than half of these (28 million) were forcibly displaced by conflict and violence within and across borders, while a further 20 million children fled their homes for other reasons including to escape gang violence and extreme poverty.
According to a major new report nearly 50 million children around the world have been driven from their homes by conflict or migrated across borders and even dangers have encountered during their journey, children often face xenophobia and discrimination and are more likely to miss out on services including health and education when they reach their destination country.
It is stated that children on the move are at risk of the worst forms of abuse and harm and can easily fall victim to traffickers and other criminals, where many of these children wouldn't resort to such extreme measures if the UK Government made them aware that they may have a legal right to come to the UK safely.
Presently UNICEF is urging the UK to show "vital leadership" at two refugee and migrant summits in New York later in September and it is calling for the UK Government to do more to ensure that refugee children stranded in Europe can reach safety with their families in the UK, and offer more resettlement places to refugee children facing dangers.
