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Asylum and Migration Pact

The European Commission is set to present its proposal for a new Asylum and Migration Pact. After years of dealing with asylum and migration as a crisis, it is time to change direction and focus on rights, protection and solidarity.

Displaced children and young people

4 out of every 10 displaced people around the world today are under the age of 18, and these children and young people are among the most vulnerable anywhere on the planet.

Unaccompanied refugee children

Children who are forced to flee alone are some of the most vulnerable people in the world, and they are at grave risk of exposure to violence, exploitation and abuse.

Child marriages

Children fleeing conflict and humanitarian disasters are especially vulnerable to being married off at an early age.

Child labor

When children are forced to flee, their chances of getting an education drop dramatically.

Salamatus way out of poverty

The violent and protracted insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has left thousands of women as single breadwinners. Many live with severe disabilities as a result of violence and abuse. Salamatu is one of those women who, against all odds but with hard work and only a bit of help, has lifted herself and her children out of poverty.