Migrants are very often not given any life jackets or means of communication by their smugglers. The report, entitled "A Deadly Journey for Children: The Central Mediterranean Migrant Route," provides an in-depth look at the extreme risks facing refugee and migrant children as they make the perilous journey from sub-Saharan Africa into Libya and across the sea to Italy. Recent data in a survey of women and child migrants in Libya during late 2016 reveal the appalling level of abuse along the migration route. This includes providing 182,500 refugee and migrant children with a wide range of services. The children's agency is also expanding its Mediterranean program in Greece and Italy, supporting government efforts to improve reunification and child protection services.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 28, 2017 20:23 UTC