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COMPILATION OF DATA, SITUATION AND MEDIA REPORTS ON

CHILDREN IN MIGRATION ... 1

1. LINKS TO MAIN SOURCES OF INFORMATION ... 12

2. SOME KEY FIGURES ... 14

3. EU DATA ... 15

Eurostat data ... 15

3.1. 3.1.1. Asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors, data for 2015 ... 15

European Agenda on Migration, Home Affairs: Relocation figures ... 16

3.2. Update on relocation of unaccompanied and separated children ... 16

3.3. European Agenda on Migration. Report from the Commission to the 3.4. European Parliament, the European Council and the Council. Sixth report on relocation and resettlement, 28.09.2016 (reporting period: 14 June-11 July 2016) ... 16

European Agenda on Migration. Report from the Commission to the 3.5. European Parliament, the European Council and the Council. Fifth report on relocation and resettlement, 13.07.2016 (reporting period: 14 June-11 July 2016) ... 18

European Agenda on Migration. Report from the Commission to the 3.6. European Parliament, the European Council and the Council. Fourth report on relocation and resettlement, 15.06.2016 (reporting period: 13 May – 14 June 2016) ... 19

European Agenda on Migration. Report from the Commission to the 3.7. European Parliament, the European Council and the Council. Third report on relocation and resettlement, 18.05.2016 ... 20

Commission recommendation on resuming Dublin transfers, 3.8. 15.06.2016 ... 21

European Agenda on Migration. Report from the Commission to the 3.9. Council. Assessment of Greece's Action Plan to remedy the serious deficiencies identified in the 2015 evaluation on the application of the Schengen acquis in the field of management of the external border, 12.04.2016 ... 22

Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the 3.10. Council. Report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings (2016), 19.05.2016 ... 22

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Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and 3.11.

the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Lives in Dignity: from aid-dependence to

self-reliance ... 22

European Agenda on Migration. Report from the Commission to the 3.12. European parliament, the European Council and the Council. Second report on relocation and resettlement, 12.04.2016 ... 23

DG ECHO – Echo Daily Flash, 15 June 2016 ... 24

3.13. Civil Protection Mechanism ... 24

3.14. ECHO-REACH ... 24

3.15. 3.15.1. March 2016: Situation Overview: Rapid assessment of stranded migrants across the Western Balkans ... 24

3.15.2. January 2016 issue: "Situation overview: European Migration Crisis" 24 3.15.3. December 2015 issue: "Situation overview: European Migration Crisis, Western Balkans" ... 25

EASO – European Asylum Support Office ... 25

3.16. 3.16.1. EASO – Latest asylum trends – August 2016 ... 25

3.16.2. EASO – Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union 2015 ... 25

3.16.3. EASO – Latest asylum trends – May 2016 ... 33

3.16.4. EASO – Latest asylum trends – April 2016 ... 33

3.16.5. EASO – Latest asylum trends – March 2016 ... 33

3.16.6. EASO – Latest asylum trends – February 2016 ... 34

3.16.7. EASO - Latest asylum trends – January 2016 ... 34

3.16.8. EASO – Latest asylum trends – 2015 overview ... 34

Frontex Migratory Routes Map ... 34

3.17. Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) updates ... 35

3.18. 3.18.1. FRA - Monthly data collection 6: reporting period 1-31 August 2016 ... 35

3.18.2. FRA – Thematic Focus: Family tracing and family reunification ... 35

3.18.3. FRA - Monthly data collection 5: reporting period 1-30 July 2016 36 3.18.4. FRA – Thematic Focus: Migrants with disabilities (July 2016) 36 3.18.5. FRA - Fundamental Rights Forum 2016, 20-23 June 2016 ... 37

3.18.6. FRA – Chair's statement on the occasion of the Fundamental Rights Forum 2016, 20-23 June 2016 ... 38

3.18.7. FRA – Thematic Focus: Gender –based violence (June 2016) ... 38

3.18.8. FRA- Monthly data collection 5: reporting period 1-31 May 2016 39 3.18.9. FRA – Fundamental Rights Report 2016 ... 40

3.18.10.FRA- Monthly data collection 5: 1-30 April 2016 ... 40

3.18.11.FRA – Thematic focus: Trafficking (May 2016) ... 42

3.18.12.FRA- Monthly data collection 4: 1-31 March 2016 ... 43

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3.18.13.FRA -Thematic focus: Healthcare (March 2016) ... 44 3.18.14.FRA - Cost of exclusion from healthcare. The case of

migrants in an irregular situation, September 2015. ... 45 3.18.15.Monthly data collection 3: 1-29 February 2016 - thematic

focus on children ... 45 4. UN SUMMIT ON MIGRATION SEPTEMBER 2016 ... 52

The New York Declaration for refugees and migrants, 19 September 4.1.

2016 ... 52 5. UNHCR ... 54 UNHCR Information Portal for the Mediterranean ... 54 5.1.

UNHCR - Weekly Report, 13.10.2016 ... 54 5.2.

UNHCR - Weekly Report, 07.10.2016 ... 55 5.3.

UNHCR- weekly accommodation/ relocation update, as at 3 October 5.4.

2016 ... 55 UNHCR briefing note: UNHCR urges European states to increase

5.5.

pledges, pace and expand relocation of asylum seekers. 13.09.2016 ... 56 UNHCR – Mapping of unaccompanied children: UNHCR

5.6.

intervention, as of 09.09.2016 ... 56 UNHCR- Europe's Refugee emergency response, #30, August 2016

5.7.

(13.10.2016) ... 56 UNHCR- Europe's Refugee emergency response, #29, 19 July– 8

5.8.

August 2016 (15.09.2016) ... 57 UNHCR- Europe's Refugee emergency response, #28, 21 June – 18

5.9.

July 2016 (15.08.2016) ... 58 UNHCR's recommendations to the Sloval Republic for its Presidency

5.10.

of the Council of the EU, July 2016 ... 59 UNHCR – Mapping of unaccompanied children: UNHCR

5.11.

intervention, as of 7.07. 2016 ... 60 UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 07.07.2016 ... 61 5.12.

UNHCR - Weekly report, 6.07.2016 ... 61 5.13.

UNHCR on the World Refugee Day, 20.06.2016 ... 61 5.14.

UNHCR, 66^th Meeting of the standing Committee of the Executive 5.15.

Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, Geneva, 21-24 June 2016. Agenda item 2: International protection. Statement by

Volker Türk, Assistant high Commissioner ... 61 UNHCR – Europe's refugee emergency response. Update #26, 10-23

5.16.

May 2016 ... 62 UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 9.06.2016 ... 62 5.17.

UNHCR - Greece: Accommodation for relocation project. 1.06.2016 ... 63 5.18.

UNHCR – Mediterranean death toll soars as 204.000 cross in first 5 5.19.

months of 2016. Briefing note, 31.05.2016 ... 63 UNHCR- Greece data snapshot, 16.05.2016 ... 63 5.20.

UNHCR – Hungary as a country of asylum. Observations on 5.21.

restrictive legal measures and subsequent practice implemented

between July 2015 and March 2016. ... 63 UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 23.04.2016 ... 64 5.22.

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UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 10.04.2016 ... 64 5.23.

UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 06.04.2016 ... 64 5.24.

UNHCR – Refugees/Migrants Emergency Response – Italy, 5.25.

03.04.2016 ... 64 UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 01.04.2016 ... 65 5.26.

UNHCR urges immediate safeguards to be in place before any returns 5.27.

begin under EU-Turkey deal. Briefing notes, 01.04.2016 ... 65 UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 30.03.2016 ... 65 5.28.

UNHCR – Legal considerations on the return of asylum - seekers and 5.29.

refugees from Greece to Turkey as part of the EU- Turkey Cooperation in Tackling the Migration Crisis under the safe third

country and first country of asylum concept ... 65 UNHCR - redefines role in Greece as EU-Turkey deal comes into

5.30.

effect. Briefing notes, 22.03.2016 ... 66 UNHCR - Legal considerations for cooperation between the European

5.31.

Union and Turkey on the return of asylum-seekers and migrants,

10.03.2016 ... 66 UNHCR - 6-point proposals on stabilising the situation of refugees

5.32.

and migrants in Europe. Proposal to the Meeting of EU Heads of State

or Government and Turkey on 07.03.2016 ... 66 UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 21.03.2016 ... 67 5.33.

UNHCR - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Unaccompanied 5.34.

and separated children, 18.12.2015-08.02.2016 ... 67 UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 02.03.2016 ... 67 5.35.

UNHCR - Refugee/Migrant crisis in Europe. Situation analysis – 5.36.

March 2016, 1.03.2016 ... 68 UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 25.02.2016 ... 68 5.37.

UNHCR –Update no5 - Italy – Sea Arrivals, (January 2016) ... 68 5.38.

UNHCR – Europe refugees &migrants emergency response. Gender 5.39.

breakdown of arrivals to Greece and Italy ... 68 UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 14.02.2016 ... 69 5.40.

UNHCR – Briefing note: UNHCR concerned over increasing 5.41.

restrictive measures, urges effective comprehensive response,

12.02.2016 ... 69 UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 10.02.2016 ... 70 5.42.

UNHCR – UNFPA – Women's Refugee Commission – Initial 5.43.

assessment report: protection risks for women and girls in the

European refugee and migrant crisis ... 70 UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 03.02.2016 ... 70 5.44.

UNHCR – Europe's Refugee emergency response, update #20, 5.45.

02.02.2016 (22-28.01.2016) ... 70 UNHCR – Refugees/ Migrants Emergency Response – Mediterranean,

5.46.

1.02.2016 ... 70 UNHCR – former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Weekly Refugee

5.47.

and Migrant Statistics, 31.01.2016 ... 70 UNHCR – Italy – Sea Arrivals, 27.01.2016 (December 2015)

5.48.

http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/download.php?id=528 ... 71

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UNHCR Regional Refugee and migrant response plan for Europe, 5.49.

26.01.2016 ... 71 UNHCR, Monthly Trends of Nationalities, Arrivals to Greece, Italy

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and Spain, 26.01.2015 ... 71 UNHCR, Greece data snapshot, 24.01.2016 ... 71 5.51.

UNHCR, Greece data snapshot, 16.01.2016 ... 71 5.52.

UNHCR, Men, Women and Children – Trends of arrivals to Greece, 5.53.

June 2015 – January 2016, 16.01.2016 ... 71 UNHCR, Nationalities breakdown of arrivals in Greece (December

5.54.

2015 – January 2016), 16.01.2016 ... 71 UNHCR, The Balkan Migrant Crisis, An Introduction, 16.01.2016 ... 72 5.55.

UNHCR, Europe's Refugee Emergency Response, Update #18, 5.56.

13.01.2016 ... 72 UNHCR, Europe's Refugee Emergency Response, Update #17,

5.57.

07.01.2016 ... 72 UNHCR, Europe's Refugee Emergency Response, Update #16,

5.58.

31.12.2015 ... 73 UNHCR, Mediterranean Sea Arrivals, Greece 2015, 31.12.2015 ... 73 5.59.

UNHCR, Chios data snapshot, 22.12.2015 ... 73 5.61.

UNHCR, Chios data snapshot, 15.12.2015 ... 73 5.62.

UNHCR, Breakdown of men, women, children, June-November 2015 ... 74 5.64.

UNHCR, Europe's Refugee Emergency Response, Update #14, 4- 5.65.

10.12.2015 ... 74 UNHCR, Greece data snapshot, 9.12.2015 ... 76 5.66.

UNHCR, Lesbos island snapshot, 8.12.2015 ... 76 5.67.

UNHCR, Syrian Refugee Arrivals in Greece, Preliminary 5.68.

Questionnaire Findings, April – Sept. 2015 ... 77 UNHCR, Europe's Refugee Emergency Response Update #13, 27.11 –

5.69.

03.12.2015 ... 78 UNHCR, Lesbos data snapshot, 3.12.2015 ... 80 5.70.

UNHCR, Europe’s Refugee Emergency Response Update #12, 20- 5.72.

26.11.2015 ... 80 UNHCR, Greece Refugee Emergency Response – Update #7, 15 –

5.73.

28.11.2015 ... 81 UNHCR, Europe's Refugee Emergency Response Update #11 (13-

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19.11.2015) ... 82 UNHCR, Europe’s Refugee Emergency Response Update #10, 6-

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12.11.2015 ... 83 UNHCR, Briefing Notes 13.11.2015 ... 85 5.76.

UNHCR, Factsheet. Lesbos Island (Greece) 12.11.2015 ... 85 5.77.

UNHCR, Update. Lesbos and the Greek islands 6.11.2015 ... 85 5.78.

UNHCR, Winterisation Plan for the Refugee Crisis in Europe, 5.79.

5.11.2015 ... 85

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UNHCR Europe's Refugee Emergency Response Update, 30.10 – 5.80.

5.11.2015 ... 85 UNHCR Extract Update #8 Greece 23-29.10.2015 ... 85 5.81.

UNHCR, Briefing Notes. Lesbos and the Greek islands, Update 5.82.

6.10.2015 ... 85 UNHCR, Briefing Notes 23.10.2015 ... 85 5.83.

UNHCR Briefing Notes 20.10.2015 ... 86 5.84.

UNHCR Briefing Notes 16.10.2015 ... 86 5.85.

UNHCR Briefing note on Unaccompanied and Separated Children 5.86.

(UASC), 14.10.2015 ... 86 UNHCR Briefing Notes, 9.10.2015 ... 86 5.87.

6. INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) ... 87 IOM Migration Flows - Europe ... 87 6.1.

IOM Missing Migrants Project ... 87 6.2.

IOM Migrant Flows – Relocated Tab. 12.10.2016 ... 87 6.3.

IOM's Activities in the EU Relocation Scheme. 30.09.2016 ... 87 6.4.

IOM Global Migration Data Analysis Centre. Issue 5, September 6.5.

2016. Children and unsafe migration in Europe. Data and policy,

understanding the evidence base. ... 87 IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond.

6.6.

Compilation of available data and information, reporting period 7 – 21

September ... 88 IOM’s activities in the EU relocation scheme. 31 August 2016 ... 88 6.7.

IOM Europe/Mediterranean Migration response, 30 June 2016 ... 88 6.8.

IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond.

6.9.

Compilation of available data and information, reporting period 16-

29.06.2016 ... 89 IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond.

6.10.

Compilation of available data and information, reporting period 2.06-

15.06.2016 ... 89 IOM Europe/Mediterranean Migration response, 4 May 2016 ... 90 6.11.

IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond.

6.12.

1.06.2016 ... 90 IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond.

6.13.

3.05.2016 ... 90 IOM – Egyptian unaccompanied Migrant children: a case study on

6.14.

irregular migration, 2016 ... 91 IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond.

6.15.

Compilation of available data and information, First Quarter 2016 ... 92 IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond -

6.16.

compilation of available data information 7-20/04/2016 ... 92 IOM Europe/Mediterranean migration response. Situation report,

6.17.

7/04/2016 ... 93

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IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond - 6.18.

compilation of available data information 31/03 - 6/04/2016 ... 93 IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond -

6.19.

compilation of available data information 24-30/03/2016 ... 93 IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond -

6.20.

compilation of available data information 10 -16/03/2016 ... 94 IOM Europe/Mediterranean Migration Response, 10.03.2016 ... 94 6.21.

IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond - 6.22.

compilation of available data information 18 -24/02/2016 ... 94 IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond -

6.23.

compilation of available data information for 2015 ... 94 IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond –

6.24.

reporting period 04-10.02.2016 ... 95 IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond –

6.25.

reporting period 21-27.01.2016 ... 95 IOM Europe/Mediterranean Migration Response, 28.01.2016 ... 95 6.26.

IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond – 6.27.

reporting period 14-20.01.2016 ... 95 IOM Mediterranean Migration Update, 11.12.2015 ... 95 6.28.

IOM Migration Response, 3.12.2015 ... 96 6.29.

Addressing Human Trafficking and Exploitation in times of Crisis ... 96 6.30.

IOM Situation report, 19.11.2015 ... 96 6.31.

IOM Situation Report on Mediterranean Migration Response 6.32.

5.11.2015 ... 96 IOM Response Plan for the Mediterranean and beyond ... 96 6.33.

7. UNICEF ... 96 UNICEF – Report: Uprooted. The growing crisis for refugee and

7.1.

migrant children. 07.09.2016 ... 96 UNICEF – Sexual exploitation, trafficking and abuse engulfing the

7.2.

lives of children in the camps of Calais and Dunkirk, 16.06.2016 - see

country-specific reports ... 98 UNICEF – Danger every step of the way. A harrowing journey to

7.3.

Europe for refugee and migrant children.14.06.2016 ... 98 UNICEF Regional humanitarian situation report No 12, 13 June 2016.

7.4.

Refugee and migrant crisis in Europe ... 98 UNICEF - Analysis and recommendations on issues related to return

7.5.

of children and border control. Refugee and migrant crisis in Europe,

20.03.2016 ... 99 UNICEF Regional humanitarian situation report No 9, 15 March 2016.

7.6.

Refugee and migrant crisis in Europe ... 100 UNICEF Regional humanitarian situation report No 8, 16 February

7.7.

2016. Refugee and migrant crisis in Europe ... 100 Palermo Call For Action: Protecting the rights of refugee and migrant

7.8.

children arriving in Europe, 15.1.2016 ... 101 UNICEF and IOM Data Brief: Migration of Children to Europe,

7.9.

30.11.2015 ... 101

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UNICEF Europe Refugee and Migrant Crisis Regional Humanitarian 7.10.

Situation Report #4, 24.11.2015 ... 102 UNICEF, Regional Humanitarian Situation Report #3, 27.10.2015 ... 103 7.11.

UNICEF, Regional Humanitarian Situation Report #2, 27.10.2015 ... 103 7.12.

UNICEF: The Syrian conflict and Europe’s refugee crisis in numbers 7.13.

(infographics), 30.09.2015 ... 104

8. REPORTS ON SITUATION AND DATA OF CHILDREN IN

MIGRATION CONCERNING MORE THAN ONE COUNTRY (SEE

SECTION 8 FOR COUNTRY-SPECIFIC REPORTS) ... 104 Oxfam, media briefing: Time for an EU U-turn: Fortress Europe is

8.1.

only harming vulnerable people ... 104 OECD – International Migration Outlook 2016 ... 104 8.2.

Joint NGO statement ahead of the European Council of 28-29 June. ... 105 8.3.

Council of Europe – World Refugee Day: Council of Europe head 8.4.

calls for renewed effort to protect migrant children from sexual abuse,

17.06.2016 ... 105 Council of Europe report: Migrants and refugees: report on Greece

8.5.

and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 11.05.2016 ... 105 Council of Europe: 5^th general report on GRETA's activities covering

8.6.

the period from 1 October 2014 to 31 December 2015 ... 106 8.6.1. Report: Report on GRETA's activities 2014-2015 ... 107 UK Parliament, European Union Committee. Report: Children in

8.7.

crisis: unaccompanied migrant children in the EU. 26.07.2016 ... 107 Save the Children: Afghan children cannot wait. ... 108 8.8.

Save the Children Italy - An open call to the EU to improve search and 8.9.

rescue system in the Mediterranean Sea ... 108 Terre des Hommes. Recommended principles to guide actions

8.10.

concerning children on the move and other children affected by

migration ... 109 Terre des Hommes. World Day against child labour, 12.06.2016 ... 109 8.11.

MyDestination app: online tool that collects testimonies of children on 8.12.

the move. Designed to help children share and process their stories

and traumas. ... 109 Missing Children Europe - #refugeeday: An important opportunity to

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protect unaccompanied children at risk of going missing. The

Commission proposal to review Dublin regulation 20.06.2016 ... 109 Missing Children Europe – Figures and trends 2015. From hotlines for

8.14.

missing children and cross –border family mediators. ... 111 Missing Children Europe – annual review 2015 ... 111 8.15.

International Missing Children's Day – 25 May 2016... 111 8.16.

8.16.1. Missing Children Europe Summit Report: Best practice and key challenges for interagency cooperation to safeguard

unaccompanied migrant children from going missing ... 111 Amnesty International/joint NGO statement ahead of the European

8.17.

Council of 28-29 June 2016. NGOs strongly condemn ne EU policies

to contain migration ... 112 ENOC – European Network of Ombudspersons for Children ... 112 8.18.

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Joint letter to European Leaders ahead of the EU Council Summit on 8.19.

17-18 March 2016. ... 113 Joint open letter from 59 organisations dated 30.10.2015 to the

8.20.

European Council on children in migration ... 113 Access to healthcare for people facing multiple health vulnerabilities –

8.21.

obstacles in access to care for children and pregnant women in

Europe, 18.05.2015 ... 113 Age assessment for unaccompanied children. When European

8.22.

countries deny children their childhood, 28.08.2015 ... 114 Legal report on access to healthcare in 12 countries, 08.06.2015 ... 114 8.23.

AIDA - Wrong counts and closing doors. The reception of refugees 8.24.

and asylum seekers in Europe. ... 114 Asylum Information database (AIDA) ... 115 8.25.

Parliamentary inquiry: UK House of Lords on unaccompanied 8.26.

children in the EU ... 115 The European Database of Asylum Law (EDAL) ... 115 8.27.

Ending Childhood Statelessness – A Comparative Study of Safeguards 8.28.

to Ensure the Right to a Nationality for Children Born in Europe.

Working paper 01/16. ... 116 PICUM: Protecting undocumented children: Promising policies and

8.29.

practices from governments, March 2015 ... 116 Global Detention Project ... 117 8.30.

Red Cross: Trace the Face - Migrants in Europe. Restoring Family 8.31.

links 117

Red Cross, December 2015: Booklet: Perilous journeys – 8.32.

Vulnerabilities along migratory routes to the EU ... 117 9. COUNTRY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION/REPORTS ... 117 Bulgaria ... 117 9.1.

9.1.1. DG ECHO – Echo Daily Flash, 09 October 2016 ... 117 France ... 118 9.2.

9.2.1. UNHCR: France decision to close Calais ‘jungle’ camp

welcome; Proper care in next steps crucial, 14.10.2016 ... 118 9.2.2. Le défenseur des droits - Rapports thématiques - Exiles et

droits fondamentaux: la situation sur le territoire de Calais,

06.10.2015. ... 118 9.2.3. UNICEF – Sexual exploitation, trafficking and abuse

engulfing the lives of children in the camps of Calais and

Dunkirk, 16.06.2016 ... 118 9.2.4. Médecins du Monde: One year on: Has anything changed in

Calais?1.07.2016 ... 119 9.2.5. France terre d'asile –#ReunissezLes ... 119 Germany ... 119 9.3.

9.3.1. Arrived in Germany. When Children who have fled tell their stories. A study by World Vision Deutschland and the

Hoffnungstrager Foundation, 20.06.2016 ... 119 Greece ... 120 9.4.

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Joint NGO briefing paper – More than six months stranded – what 9.5.

now? October 2016 ... 120

9.5.1. This American Life podcasts, summer 2016, refugee situation in Greece ... 122

9.5.2. IOM Office in Greece ... 122

9.5.3. UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 12.10.2016 ... 122

9.5.4. UNHCR – Greece data snapshot, 02.10.2016 ... 122

9.5.5. UNHCR – Mapping of unaccompanied children: UNHCR intervention, as of 09.09.2016 ... 123

9.5.6. HRW – Report: Why are you keeping me here? Unaccompanied children detained in Greece, 08.09.2016 ... 123

9.5.7. UNHCR – Greece Factsheet 1-31 August 2016 ... 123

9.5.8. UNHCR – Briefing note: Fire at reception site on Lesvos island, 20.09.2016 ... 125

9.5.9. Praksis, MSF, Save the Children – The situation of unaccompanied children in Greece, September 2016 ... 125

9.5.10. HRW – Europe Pledges to Help Migrant Children in Greece, 14.09.2016 ... 126

9.5.11. IOM Aids Relocation of Families, Unaccompanied Child Migrants from Greece to Finland, 02.09.2016 ... 126

9.5.12. UNHCR and Greek Ministry of Interior – Pre-registration data analysis 9 June- 30 July 2016, 26.08.2016 ... 126

9.5.13. IOM - Asylum Seekers Relocate from Greece to France through EU Scheme, 26.08.2016 ... 127

9.5.14. UNHCR – Greece data snapshot 23.08.2016 ... 127

9.5.15. UNHCR – Greece Factsheet, reporting period 1-31 July 2016 ... 127

9.5.16. DG ECHO – Echo Daily Flash, 20 July 2016, Greece ... 127

9.5.17. ECRE Report– With Greece: Recommendationsfor refugee protection, 13.07.2016 ... 128

9.5.18. Greek Asylum Service ... 128

9.5.19. Greek asylum service relocation statistics.Up to 26.06.2016 ... 128

9.5.20. Greek asylum service 2015 data ... 129

9.5.21. World Refugee Day - Tdh's intervention in Greece. 16.06.2016 ... 129

9.5.22. "Have you seen this camp" – a blog about the Softex camp in Thessaloniki, Greece. May 2016 ... 129

9.5.23. "No place for children" – a blog about the Lagkadikia camp near Thessaloniki, Greece, May 2016 ... 129

9.5.24. Greek Forum of Refugees: Asylum policies and practices impairing the access to international protection in Greece, May 2016. ... 129

9.5.25. Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs – Assessment Educational Activities in refugee camps – Greek version 130 9.5.26. Amnesty International - Greece: Refugees detained in dire conditions amid rush to implement EU-Turkey deal, 07.04.2016 ... 130

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9.5.27. Ombudsperson for children in Greece: 30.3.2016: Detention

of children due to lack of reception facilities ... 131

9.5.28. Save the children – Children at risk in crowded Greek camps as number of refugees arriving on the islands more than doubles, 17.08.2016 ... 131

9.5.29. Save the Children- Mid-upper arm circumference screening in informal camps at the northern Greece border: Eko, BP/Hara and Idomeni, 11-14 May 2016 ... 131

9.5.30. Save the Children suspends support service on Greek island detention centres following EU-Turkey deal, 23.03.2016... 132

9.5.31. Save the Children. - the impact of border closure on children - briefing 15.03.2016 ... 132

9.5.32. Save the Children Greece Response – March 2016 ... 133

9.5.33. Save the Children – Assessment of infant and young child feeding practices among refugees on Lesvos island, Greece. 22.02 – 4.03.2016. ... 134

9.5.34. Save the Children – Operational Report – Greece - January 2016 135 9.5.35. Human Rights Watch, 12 October 2015, Greece: Chaos, Insecurity in Registration Centre ... 136

9.5.36. ECPAT UK. Guest blog: Failure to adhere to child protection rules puts refugee children at risk on arrival in Europe (Lesbos, Greece). 19.10.2015. ... 136

9.5.37. Save the Children - Multi-Sectorial Needs Assessment of Migrants and Refugees in Greece (research in Athens, Lesbos, Chios, Kos), 5 – 18.07.2015. Published 08.09.2015 ... 136

9.5.38. Save the Children Needs Assessment of Migrants and Refugees in Greece, July 2015 ... 138

Hungary ... 138

9.6. 9.6.1. MdM: Medicins du Monde au securs des refugies a la frontiere serbo-hongroise ... 138

9.6.2. Human Rights Watch, Hungary: Migrants Abused at the Border, 13.07.2016 ... 138

Italy ... 139

9.7. 9.7.1. Oxfam - Children Alone: Pulled from the sea, fallen by the wayside, 08.09.2016 ... 139

9.7.2. UNHCR - Italy Unaccompanied And Separated Children (UASC) Dashboard, August 2016 ... 140

9.7.3. ECRE-CIR, Unaccompanied children in the hotspot in Italy ... 141

9.7.4. HRW – Italy. Children stuck in unsafe migrant hotspot ... 141

Sweden ... 142

9.8. 9.8.1. Mapping Experience and Research about unaccompanied refugee minors in Sweden and ther countries, August 2016 ... 142

9.8.2. Human Rights Watch, 9 June 2016: Seeking Refuge: unaccompanied children in Sweden ... 142

United Kingdom ... 142 9.9.

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9.9.1. Interim National Transfer Protocol for unaccompanied

asylum seeking children, 2016-2017, 01.07.2016 ... 142 9.9.2. UK Refugee Council – Quarterly Asylum statistics, May

2016 ... 143 9.9.3. Save the Children UK video If London were Syria and Still

the most shocking second a day ... 143 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ... 143 9.10.

9.10.1. Terre des Hommes: Situation of the forgotten refugees

worsening, 26.04.2016 ... 143 Syria 143

9.11.

9.11.1. Save the Children – Report – Childhood under siege. Living

and dying in besieged areas of Syria –March 2016 ... 143 10. MEDIA REPORTS : ... 144

1. LINKSTOMAINSOURCESOFINFORMATION

The following document compiles relevant data and information from, amongst others, the following portals that are regularly updated (hyperlinked)

Please write to [email protected] to contribute data or information portals to this document.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DG HOME, EUROPEAN AGENDA ON

MIGRATION (including information on legislation, relocation, implementation etc.) EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DG ECHO, CIVIL PROTECTION MECHANISM EUROSTAT (main tables on asylum and migration)

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AGENCY (including monthly overviews) UNHCR (Mediterranean Portal)

UNICEF (Situation reports) IOM (Migration portal)

MDM (European network portal)

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2. SOME KEY FIGURES

Currently in Europe, one in four asylum applicants are a child (800 per day). In 2015, of the 1.015.718 people who arrived by sea, 31% were children, 19% women and 50%

men).¹ Trends indicate that the number of children among sea arrivals is increasing, from 16% in June 2015 to 35% in April 2016. More than quarter of a million children arrived by sea to Europe in 2015 (314.873 children).

As at 13 October 2016 316,940 people had arrived by sea since 1 January 2016, of whom 28% were children, 18% were women and 54% were men.²

Thirty-seven per cent (37%) of those arriving to Greece are children (as at 13 October 2016).³

Children - 16% of migrants who arrived in Italy since January 2016. However, unaccompanied children comprise 15% of arrivals to Italy since January 2016.

(Ninety-one per cent of children arriving to Italy are unaccompanied)⁴

In 2015, 128.155 children applied for asylum in EU Member States. In 2015, 96.465 unaccompanied children applied for asylum in the EU MS (23% of all asylum applicants under the age of 18).⁵

2753 unaccompanied children applied for asylum in May 2016 - 2% of the total number of applications (2.4% in April, 2.1% in March, 2.4% in February, 3.6% in January and 7% in December 2015). 32% of unaccompanied children were Afghan citizens, followed by Eritrean (13 %), Syrian, Somalian, Pakistani (6%) nationals.⁶

As at 12 October 2016, there were 3632 dead or missing persons (adults and children) in 2016 in the Mediterranean region.⁷

Three children lost their lives en route to Europe in August 2016. One hundred and forty five children lost their lives en route to Europe since the beginning of 2016 (as at 15 June 2016)⁸.

There are 14,331 people in camps on Greek islands. The capacity is 7 450 (as at 3 October 2016).⁹

1 http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/download.php?id=490

2 http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/regional.php

3 http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/country.php?id=83

4 http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/country.php?id=105

5http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/7244677/3-02052016-AP-EN.pdf/19cfd8d1-330b-4080- 8ff3-72ac7b7b67f6

6https://www.easo.europa.eu/sites/default/files/public/Latest%20Asylum%20Trends%20August%20final.p df

7 http://missingmigrants.iom.int/

8http://migration.iom.int/docs/WEEKLY%20Flows%20Compilation%20No25%2022%20September%202 016.pdf

9 http://rrse-smi.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=d5f377f7f6f2418b8ebadaae638df2e1

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3. EU DATA

Eurostat data¹⁰ 3.1.

Data on Asylum and managed migration:

July 2016¹¹:34285 children (aged 0-17) filed applications for asylum – approximately 30% of all applications (114.330). 25.740 children asylum applicants were under the age of 14.

June 2016¹²: 34635 children (aged 0-17) filed applications for asylum – approximately 29% of all applications (117.705). 27.320 children asylum applicants were under the age of 14.

May 2016¹³: 20.185 children (aged 0-17) filed applications for asylum – approximately 20% of all applications (97.300). 16.430 children asylum applicants were under the age of 14.

April 2016¹⁴: 21.305 children (aged 0-17) filed applications for asylum – approximately 31% of all applications (102.830). 17.290 children asylum applicants were under the age of 14.

March 2016: 22.385 children (age 0-17) filed applications for asylum – approximately 23% of all applications (98.570).17.850 children asylum applicants were under the age of 14 .

February 2016: 23.575 child asylum seekers (age 0-17) – approximately 22% of all applications filed in February 2016 (106.745).

January 2016: 17.690 child asylum seekers (age 0-17) – approximately 18% of all applications filed in January 2016 (94.010).

3.1.1. Asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors, data for 2015 ¹⁵

Extract

In 2015, 88.300 unaccompanied children applied for asylum in the EU MS in 2015 (23%

of all asylum applicants under the age of 18):

 91% of them were males

 57% were between 16-17 years old

 29% were between 14-15 years old

 13% were younger than 14 years old

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13 http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&language=en&pcode=tps00189&plugin=1

14 http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/asylum-and-managed-migration/data/main-tables#

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 51% of the unaccompanied children asylum applicants were Afghans.

 40% of those registered in the EU MS, filed applications in Sweden, 16% in Germany, 10% in Hungary, 9% in Austria.

 Largest share of unaccompanied minors among all young asylum seekers was recorded in Italy – 56.6%.

European Agenda on Migration, Home Affairs¹⁶: Relocation figures 3.2.

 Appointment of National Contact Points and liaison officers

 Relocation figures and places made available by Member States¹⁷: As of 30 September 2016:

 Places available: 15.331 (of 160.000)

 Relocated from Italy: 1238 (of 39.600)

 Relocated from Greece: 2213 (of 66.400)

Update on relocation of unaccompanied and separated children 3.3.

As at 20 October 2016,, 75 unaccompanied/separated children were relocated from Greece as follows to:

Finland 38 Spain 18 Luxembourg 09 Germany 04 Netherlands 03 Portugal 02 Ireland 01

European Agenda on Migration. Report from the Commission to the 3.4.

European Parliament, the European Council and the Council. Sixth report on relocation and resettlement, 28.09.2016 (reporting period: 14 June-11 July 2016)¹⁸

Press release Extract:

 EASO will include more experts on vulnerability assessment, best interests of the child assessment, exclusion indicators, Dublin Regulation, family unit and document fraud.

 Priority for appointments for the full lodging of asylum applications is given to unaccompanied children, elderly persons and seriously ill persons.

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17http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/european-agenda-migration/press- material/docs/state_of_play_-_relocation_en.pdf

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 20,500 unaccompanied children have arrived to Italy since the beginning of January 2016 (7,036 between 1 July and 31 August).

 3000 unaccompanied children (most from Eritrea) are potentially eligible for relocation.

 No unaccompanied children have been relocated from Italy yet, but Italy will carry out first pilot transfer of unaccompanied children.

 The pre-registration exercise in Greece identified 1,225 unaccompanied children, of which 48% belong to one of the nationalities eligible for relocation (36%

Syrians, 12% Iraqis). As of 19 September, the estimated number of unaccompanied children in Greece is 2,477.

 3,779 unaccompanied children have been referred to EKKA for accommodation since the beginning of 2016)

 1,487 unaccompanied children are on the waiting list for appropriate accommodation.

 46 - the total number of relocated unaccompanied children in the reporting period only from Greece.

 More MS have offered places for the relocation of unaccompanied children (Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain in addition to Finland, Luxemburg and Portugal).

 Relocation general:

o 60,500 – the total number of migrants in Greece (13,800 on the islands, 46,700 on the Greek mainland).

o 7,300 people arrived in Greece (as of 25 September)

o 52,656 – the total number of new arrivals to Italy since 12 July.

o 1,202 – the number of migrants relocated in September 2016

o 5 651 – the total number of people relocated so far (4 455 from Greece, 1,196 from Italy) – the target proposed by the Commission was 6000 people relocated per month.

o According to Italian Ministry of the Interior, 5000 Eritreans are currently in Italy awaiting relocation.

o 1,134 people relocated in September – 577 in one week.

o The Greek Asylum Service in cooperation with UNHCR and EASO completed a mass pre-registration exercise on 30 July. A total of 27,592 people were pre-registered.

o 67% of people pre-registered belong to nationalities eligible for relocation.

o The Greek asylum Service was able to send in August more requests for relocation than pledges were available.

o France relocated the largest number of applicants (1,952), followed by Finland (690) and the Netherlands (762)

o Austria and Hungary have not submitted any pledge and since April Poland has not taken forward the implementation of its pledges and has not pledged nor relocated any applicant.

o Relocations from Greece by 14 June 2016 in numbers per MS o Relocations from Italy by 14 June 2016 in numbers per MS

 Resettlements:

o 10,695 – the total number of people resettled so far (from 22.504), mainly from Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon.

o 1.614 – the total number of Syrian refugees resettled from Turkey to the EU under the EU-Turkey Statement (as of 27 September 2016).

o Resettlement – state of play

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European Parliament, the European Council and the Council. Fifth report on relocation and resettlement, 13.07.2016 (reporting period: 14 June-11 July 2016)¹⁹

Extract:

 3,169 unaccompanied children arrived to Italy between 1 and 30 June, including 500 Eritreans.

 As at 13 July, 2,390 unaccompanied children had been referred to EKKA for accommodation since the beginning of 2016.

 According to the pre-registration exercise, 906 unaccompanied children were recorded as of 7 July 2016.

 1500 unaccompanied children are potentially eligible for relocation from Italy.

 Six unaccompanied children have been relocated during the reporting period.

 More pledges are urgently needed.

 The Commission also dedicated a session of the twelfth meeting of the informal expert group on the rights of the child to the relocation of unaccompanied minors to raise awareness and share positive experiences (mainly from Finland) on this complex matter.

o 57.000 – the total number of migrants in Greece (8 500 on the islands, 48 500 on mainland Greece).

o According to Greek authorities, around 34 000 of those staying on mainland are eligible for relocation.

o 24 977 – the total number of new arrivals to Italy since 11 June.

o 3 056 – the total number of people relocated so far (2 213 from Greece, 843 from Italy) – the target proposed by the Commission was 6000 people relocated per month.

o Croatia participated in the relocations for the first time.

Five EU MS have not relocated a single applicant: Austria, Hungary, Poland Slovakia and Sweden.

o 8 268 – the total number of people resettled so far (from 22.504), mainly from Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon.

o 802 Syrians have been resettled from Turkey to the EU MS (291 since previous report).

 The Greek Asylum Service, UNHCR and EASO launched a pre-registration exercise on 8 June, targeting migrants on the Greece mainland. As of 11 July, 21,223 people have been pre-registered.

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European Parliament, the European Council and the Council. Fourth report on relocation and resettlement, 15.06.2016 (reporting period: 13 May – 14 June 2016)²⁰

Extract:

 7 152 children arrived by sea to Italy in 2016. 6658 (93%) are unaccompanied children (as of 31 May). Majority of them were Eritreans

 No data available on the number of arriving children in Greece. 1609 unaccompanied children referred to EKKA for accommodation since the beginning of 2016.

 23 - the total number of relocated unaccompanied children.

 Two unaccompanied children have been relocated from Greece to Luxemburg since 13 May.

 More pledges are urgently needed.

o 57.000 – the total number of migrants in Greece (8 450 on the islands, 49 000 on mainland Greece).

o According to UNHCR, 65% of those staying on mainland are eligible for relocation.

o 14 852 – the total number of new arrivals to Italy since 13 May.

o 780 – the number of migrants relocated during the reporting period to Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland and Spain).

o 2 280 – the total number of people relocated so far (1503 from Greece, 777 from Italy) – the target proposed by the Commission was 6000 people relocated per month.

o Progress unsatisfactory – the rate of implementation of the relocation is 2%.

o Five EU MS have not relocated a single applicant: Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.

o A number of MS have rejected relocation requests without providing substantiated reasons or on grounds other that those specified in the Council Decisions on relocation.

o Greece sent 1481 relocation requests during reporting period and received back only 605 new acceptances from the MS.

o 7272 – the total number of people resettled so far (from 22.504), mainly from Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon.

o 511 persons have been resettled from Turkey to the EU under the 1:1 mechanism.

 Press release

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 IOM and EASO in cooperation with some MS are preparing information material about successfully relocated migrants. One, featuring a Syrian family relocated to France is available on line.

 IOM is testing the possibility to carry out Skype calls between relocated applicants and those to be relocated as part of the pre-departure cultural orientation.

 The Greek Asylum Service, UNHCR and EASO launched a pre-registration exercise on 8 June, targeting migrants on the Greece mainland. It is expected to finish by end of July.

European Parliament, the European Council and the Council. Third report on relocation and resettlement, 18.05.2016²¹

Extract:

 Unaccompanied children:

o 21: the total number of unaccompanied children relocated.

o 21 unaccompanied children have been relocated so far (20 to Finland, 1 to the Netherlands) from Greece.

o 8 unaccompanied children are expected to be relocated to Finland, one to Portugal and two to Luxembourg.

o Malta and Belgium have followed the Commission's call to increase places for unaccompanied children. Malta has offered 12 places and Belgium 10.

o An increase in unaccompanied children arriving to Italy from Eritrea was observed in the past weeks.

o According to latest Eurostat data, almost 90.000 unaccompanied children sought asylum in the EU in 2015, more than half of them were of Afghan, 16% Syrian and 6% Eritrean nationality.

o 1 824 unaccompanied children arrived to Italy in April 2016.

o In Greece, 1 609 unaccompanied children have been referred to the National Centre for Social Solidarity (EKKA) for accommodation since the beginning of 2016.

o Pilot age assessment projects should start in the coming weeks in selected hotspots.

o The Commission is planning to hold specific meetings to address the bottlenecks in the relocation of unaccompanied children.

 EASO has been implementing a pilot registration in Greece (in Thessaloniki the registration capacity went from 25 cases per day to 50 cases per day).

 EASO will support pre-registration exercises in Greece (four experts will join every team)

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Relocation general

 Only a few relocations have taken place since mid-April.

 The number of 20.000 relocations by mid-May, as set in the First Report on Relocations and Resettlement, was not achieved.

 1500 people were relocated from Greece and Italy.

 Greece is preparing a pre-registration exercise that will accelerate the identification and full registration of relocation applicants.

 As regards resettlement, 6 321 people have been resettled by 13 May 2016 (out of 22.504) from Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon.

 As of 4 April, 177 Syrians have been resettled from Turkey to EU under the 1:1 mechanism (to Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Lithuania).

Another 723 applications have been accepted.

 Relocations from Greece by 13 May 2016 in numbers per MS

 Relocations from Italy by 13 May 2016 in numbers per MS

 The total number of formal pledges by MS amounts to 5 736.

 Austria, Hungary and Slovakia have still not submitted any pledge.

 Poland continues to apply a de facto suspension of the relocation procedure.

 Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Estonia continue rejecting relocation requests, either without providing substantiated reasons or on the grounds other than those specified in the Council Decision on relocation.

Commission recommendation on resuming Dublin transfers, 15.06.2016²² 3.8.

 585 – the total number of places in reception facilities available for unaccompanied children

 625 unaccompanied children are on the waiting list

 Many children are unable to access education

 Situation of unaccompanied children in in general precarious (including children still held in detention)

 Greece should ensure a suitable guardianship procedure for unaccompanied children

 Recruit the necessary staff for the Directorate for Reception and the Department for the protection of unaccompanied children to provide necessary guarantees under the asylum acquis for family tracing and legal representation.

 Ensure appropriate support, including psychosocial support.

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Council. Assessment of Greece's Action Plan to remedy the serious deficiencies identified in the 2015 evaluation on the application of the Schengen acquis in the field of management of the external border, 12.04.2016²³

Extract:

 As of 20 March, temporary stay documents should no longer be issued. Under EU-Turkey agreement, migrants will be subject to readmission to Turkey, following a case-by-case assessment.

 The Commission pointed out that the capacity of the Greek hotspots was not sufficient to accommodate children and other vulnerable groups.

 Under the EU–Turkey agreement, Greece is encouraged to follow the national procedures (exemption under article 2(2)(a) of the Return Directive. In such case the level of protection for children and other vulnerable groups should be in line with article 4(4) of the Return Directive and/or safeguards under the EU asylum acquis, where applicable.

Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the 3.10.

Council. Report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings (2016), 19.05.2016²⁴

Extract:

 At least 15% of registered victims of trafficking were children.

 Child trafficking is reported by Member States as one of the trends that is increasing most sharply in the EU.

 Child trafficking has been exacerbated by the ongoing migration crisis.

 Identifying children who are victims of trafficking and establishing their true identity is a growing problem, as their vulnerability makes them a preferred target for traffickers.

 A worryingly sharp increase in Nigerian women and girls leaving Libya has been identified (4 371 in January-September 2015 compared to 1 008 in the previous year), 80 % of whom estimated by IOM Italy to be victims of trafficking.

 Many children disappear from shelters that do not provide adequate care.

 The referral rate for children remains low, and procedures for finding durable solutions are inadequate. Problems persist with the appointment of guardians for child victims, and the wide range of different practices across the EU adds an additional layer of complexity, particularly in cross-border situation.

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and 3.11.

the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the

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Committee of the Regions: Lives in Dignity: from aid-dependence to self- reliance²⁵

Extract:

 Globally, more than 60 million people are forcibly displaced – the highest number since World War Two.

 Children constituted 51% of the refugee population in 2014.

 An estimated 65 million children aged 3-15 are directly affected by humanitarian emergencies, including displacement.

 Education of children (at all levels) is an essential part of emergency interventions and of child protection strategies.

European parliament, the European Council and the Council. Second report on relocation and resettlement, 12.04.2016²⁶

Extract:

 Only 208 persons were allocated between 16 March (First report on relocation and resettlement) and 12 April (second report). The target was 6 000.

 As regards resettlement, 5 677 people have been resettled (out of 22 504 agreed).

 As of 4 April, 79 persons have been resettled from Turkey to EU under the 1:1 mechanism

 The total number of formal pledges by MS amounts to 4 516, which is 2.28% of total.

 Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovakia have still not submitted any pledge.

 Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovenia have no yet delivered on their pledges.

 Unaccompanied children:

o 250 children have been relocated (234 from Greece and 16 from Italy), including four unaccompanied children relocated to Finland since the beginning of the implementation of the relocation scheme.

o Belgium offered 10 places out of 100 for unaccompanied children

o The Public prosecutor is supported by lawyers who represent unaccompanied children in the islands. Ongoing discussion to provide similar services in the Athens and Thessaloniki areas.

o Meeting taking place with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Interior to discuss the relocation procedures for unaccompanied children.

 EASO has created an EU Relocation Programme Facebook page in English and Arabic as a communication platform for people interested in relocation and to promote successful stories.

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 EASO is preparing a relocation communication package for children and a mobile application.

 EASO is finalising the tool on the best interests of the child assessment for relocation purposes.

DG ECHO – Echo Daily Flash, 15 June 2016²⁷ ²⁸ 3.13.

Extract:

 57.113 – the overall number of migrants and refugees in Greece (as at 12 June)

 There is still lack of appropriate shelter for unaccompanied children, some of them are held in detention.

 Any problems related to unaccompanied children should be reported directly to the Ministry of Migration.

Civil Protection Mechanism²⁹ 3.14.

Requests for assistance and a log of Member States' Support to Civil Protection Mechanism for Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia and Greece

Last communication, as of 11 March 2016: the state of play at the link below is regularly updated.

ECHO-REACH³⁰ 3.15.

3.15.1. March 2016: Situation Overview: Rapid assessment of stranded migrants across the Western Balkans³¹

3.15.2. January 2016 issue: "Situation overview: European Migration Crisis"³²

A snapshot of ongoing migration into Europe via the Western Balkans in January 2016 based on structured interviews with 1 313 migrants at major transit points in Serbia.

Extracts:

 As in December, most migrants travelled directly from their country of origin

 Families remain the majority of those travelling, but the percentage of men travelling alone/without family have increased since December, a finding particularly true for groups travelling from North Africa and other non-preferred nationalities

27 http://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Flash/ECHO-Flash-List/yy/2016/mm/6

28http://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/DesktopModules/XModPro/Feed.aspx?xfd=erc_flash_last15Flashes&pi d=0

29http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/european-agenda-migration/press- material/docs/state_of_play_-_ucpm_support_en.pdf

30 http://www.reachresourcecentre.info/

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 Unaccompanied children: 10 % of respondents

3.15.3. December 2015 issue: "Situation overview: European Migration Crisis, Western Balkans"³³

EASO – European Asylum Support Office 3.16.

EASO collects data in the framework of its Early warning and Preparedness System (EPS). The data are provided within 15 days following the reporting month. The EPS data shows persons claiming to be UAMs.³⁴

3.16.1. EASO – Latest asylum trends – August 2016³⁵ Key figures:

 137 688 asylum applications were filed in EU+ countries in August 2016.

 2753 unaccompanied children³⁶ applied for asylum in August 2016 (2% of the total number of applications).

 32% of unaccompanied children asylum applicants were Afghan citizens, followed by Eritrean (13%), Somalian, Syrian (7%) and Pakistani (6%).

3.16.2. EASO – Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union 2015³⁷³⁸

Lots of content on unaccompanied children, some limited extracts below:

Functioning of the CEAS

 Access to procedure and management of migratory flows, both by land and sea, prompted some Member States to introduce emergency or ad hoc measures such as internal border controls.

 That once again put pressure on the initial stage of the asylum procedure, including the application and registration process, where significant challenges remain, particularly in EU+ countries facing substantial and/or sudden increases in arrivals.

 Noted issues in provision of information, high-quality legal aid and interpretation services became more pronounced in view of increased demand and an often limited pool of resources.

documents/reach_eu_situation_overview_european_migration_trends_december_2015_5.pdf

34 https://www.easo.europa.eu/information-analysis/analysis-and-statistics

35https://www.easo.europa.eu/sites/default/files/public/Latest%20Asylum%20Trends%20August%20final.

pdf

36 self-declared as unaccompanied

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38 https://www.easo.europa.eu/sites/default/files/public/EN_%20Annual%20Report%202015_1.pdf

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 An unprecedented increase in applications in 2015 required emergency solutions, often leading to temporary deterioration of reception standards and delays in accessing them. EU+ countries responded by creating new facilities and setting up emergency ones, once again bringing to the forefront the issue of comparable reception standards across the EU+.

 Efforts were needed in 2015 to address the needs of vulnerable groups and persons with special needs, in view of very high numbers and most EU+ countries still developing identification and response mechanisms to address vulnerabilities, including those of unaccompanied children.