Children on the move in Latin America and the Caribbean: Review of evidence
Analysis of their needs in communities of origin, in transit, at their destination and upon return.
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Highlights
Since the mid-2010s, Latin America and the Caribbean region has experienced a rapid increase in human mobility. Children typically make up around a fifth to a quarter of people on the move in LAC: in 2019 children aged 0–17 constituted 19 per cent of migrants in the region; in 2021, children made up an estimated 26 per cent of people forcibly displaced internationally in the Americas*.
This review of evidence on the situation of children and adolescents on the move in Latin America and the Caribbean examines their needs in communities of origin, in transit, at their destination and upon return. It identifies the gaps in education, health, protection, and other basic services. It then looks at the interventions that have been proven successful in the region to respond to these needs, indicating clear programme solutions.
On the right menu you will find the following publications for download, both in English and Spanish:
- Children on the move in Latin America and the Caribbean: Review of evidence
- Children on the move in Latin America and the Caribbean: Review of evidence - Executive summary
- Children who stay behind in Latin America and the Caribbean while parents migrate
- Children affected by internal migration and displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Afro-descendant and indigenous children: recent experiences of migration in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Climate change, environmental degradation and children on the move in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Migration and displacement of children in Latin America and the Caribbean: A gender perspective
* Migration Data Portal, 2021a; UNHCR, 2022.
