A migrant boy looks at the bay in Italy. UNICEF: Over 10 years, about 3,500 migrant children died or missed in the Mediterranean Sea Refugees and migrants according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNISEF), over the past 10 years about 3,500 children have died or missed on the migration route through the Mediterranean Sea to Italy – as if the child died or disappeared every day. 62 > 62 ~ approximately 70 percent of children make a dangerous journey without parents or guardians. According to one of the polls, more than half of the children and young people were subjected to physical violence on this route, and a third reported that they were kept in one place or another against their will. 60 > many children trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, rushing from the war, conflict, violence and poverty, trying Shelter and new opportunities in other places. “Ten years ago, a shipwreck off the coast of Italy claimed more than a thousand people and caused a shock in the entire region,” said Regina de Dominischens, the regional director of UNICEF in Europe and Central Asia. ~ 60 >~ 60 > “Governments must protect the rights and interests of children in accordance with their obligations under national and international law. The rights enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child do not end on the borders or shores – they travel with children when they cross the border, ”she added. 62 ~~ 60 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 >At least 20,803 people died or disappeared on the Central Mediterranean route for & NBSP; the last 10 years. After many shipwrecks on this dangerous path of migration from North Africa to Italy, there are no survivors, that is, witnesses, and some tragic incidents are not even registered, therefore the real number of people who died and missed, probably much higher. The vast majority of those who died or went missing is very difficult to identify. read Also: ~ 60 > MOM I called to allocate $ 81 million to the aid of more than a million migrants in the east and south Africa ~ 60 > UN children’s fund (UNICEF) notes that the adoption of the EU Covenant and the provision of asylum can lead to a more organized migration management system, but this agreement must be implemented in full accordance with the legal obligations of countries interests of children. 62 ~~ 60 > unisef calls for expanded search and rescue operations to prevent the death of people in the sea. Upon arrival, each child should be immediately provided with a legal representation. Restrictions on movement should never lead to the detention of a child in the immigration center – whether during the audit, border control, asylum or return procedures. ~ 60 > 60 > Children’s Fund provides support to the countries in strengthening national systems for providing refuge and protection of children, including social protection. In Italy, UNICEF is working with the government and other partners on the provision of children and women access to psychosocial support, medical care and specialized services for those who are at risk of violence, operation and cruelty.