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UN brief reports migrant child abuse, Greenland scandal and hunger
31,000children
Children arrived in Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Malta last year
A UN news brief reports violence and exploitation affecting children migrating to Europe, renewed concern over forced contraception of Inuit women and girls in Greenland, and urgent agricultural funding gaps amid hunger in the Near East and North Africa.
- International Organization for Migration
- Greenland
- Denmark
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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- 31,000children
Children arrived in Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Malta last year
“Just over 31,000 children arrived in Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Malta last year”
- 25%
Children's arrivals in the five European countries were lower than in 2024
“25 per cent less than in 2024”
- 50%
Teenagers and young adults surveyed who reported physical violence
“nearly half reported suffering physical violence”