| AUTHOR | UNICEF Moldova |
| ORGANIZATION | UNICEF |
| TYPE | Working Paper |
| DATE | 2008 |
| TOPIC | Migration |
| LANGUAGE | English |
Vulnerable children -- especially those deprived of parental care -- constitute a specific risk group. Yet until recently, the magnitude of this issue was underestimated in Moldova. Official authorities were more concerned with traditional protection issues and caregivers and parents tended to be complacent, believing that remittance flows automatically lead to improvements in family well-being.