Mediterranean 'becoming a cemetery for children and their futures'

By UN News

Sep 29, 2023 9:52 am

More than 11,600 unaccompanied children have crossed the Central Mediterranean to Italy so far this year the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, an increase of 60 per cent compared with last year.

The number of arrivals peaked this month on the small island of Lampedusa off Italy's southern coast, with 4,800 people arriving on a single day, the agency noted.

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