Τhe Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted two resolutions: Missing refugee and migrant children in Europe and Concerted action against human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants.
The resolution firstly noted that children are a particularly vulnerable group of migrants and asylum seekers and are therefore in need of special protection against the multiple dangers they face along their journey, among them violence, sexual abuse, human trafficking and exploitation. According to reports by the United Nations, one registered migrant child was reported dead or missing every day between 2014 and 2018 worldwide but many more have actually gone missing or died seeking shelter in another country.
