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Between 2010 and 2015, an estimated 36 million people moved from one country to another, an average of 20,000 people every single day. Individual decisions, some made over the course of years and others in just hours, combine to create the global picture of migration and displacement. This chapter puts children at the centre of that global picture, outlining the demography, geography, drivers and implications of childhood migration and displacement.
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Whether they are running from immediate violence or voluntarily moving with their families, children belong at the centre of every debate on migration and displacement. When conflicts force families from their homes, it is children who suffer the most and will continue to suffer the longest. When restrictive policies foreclose legal pathways for migration, it is children who feel the worst impacts of the perilous journeys that follow. The evidence is clear and the time for action is now.
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