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UNICEF’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Gary Conille, warned today about “a stark and alarming reality”, with children “migrating within Latin America and the Caribbean at an unprecedented rate, constituting a larger share of the migrant population than any other region worldwide.” UNIFEED
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 7 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
7 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Conille talks to the journalists
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Gary Conille, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF:
“The report unveils a stark and alarming reality. Children are now migrating within Latin America and the Caribbean at an unprecedented rate, constituting a larger share of the migrant population than any other region worldwide. While migration is certainly not a novel phenomenon in our region, it has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade.”
4. Close up, journalist asks question
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Gary Conille, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF:
“The situation confronting children on the move in Latin America in the Caribbean is unparalleled in its complexity and scale, demanding immediate attention and decisive action.”
6. Close up, journalist asks question
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Gary Conille, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF:
“From South Africa [America] to North America, from the Caribbean to Central America, an increased number of children have left behind their homes, their schools, their friends and their communities. Notably, younger children are now undertaking these treacherous journeys with their families, a stark departure from the past. The impact of this evolving trend is felt in every corner of our region with different countries serving as places of origin transit and destination sometimes simultaneously.”
10. Wide shot, briefing room
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Gary Conille, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF:
“The driving forces behind child migration are numerous and complex, encompassing factors such as rampant gang violence, the escalating effects of climate change, and exacerbated inequalities and poverty, magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.”
10. Close up, journalist asks question
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Gary Conille, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF:
“In the first half of 2023 alone, over 40,000 children have crossed the perilous Darien Gap on their journey towards Northern America, matching the record number from the entire year of 2022. Many of these children have endured loss be it of belongings documents, and sometimes even family members. Now, these heart wrenching scenes are repeated throughout the region, and unfortunately throughout the year.”
12. Wide shot, briefing room
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Gary Conille, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF:
“Regrettably, there is no indication that child migration in Latin America and the Caribbean will albeit in the foreseeable future. On the contrary, if the root causes such as gang violence, poverty and climate change remain unaddressed, we may witness even more children and families undertaking perilous, transcontinental journeys.”
12. Wide shot, briefing room
STORYLINE:
UNICEF’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Gary Conille, warned today (7 Sep) about “a stark and alarming reality”, with children “migrating within Latin America and the Caribbean at an unprecedented rate, constituting a larger share of the migrant population than any other region worldwide.”
Presenting a new report in New York, Conille said, “While migration is certainly not a novel phenomenon in our region, it has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade.”
According to the UNICEF official, “the situation confronting Children on the move in Latin America in the Caribbean is unparalleled in its complexity and scale, demanding immediate attention and decisive action.”
Conille added, “From South America to North America, from the Caribbean to Central America, an increased number of children have left behind their homes, their schools, their friends and their communities. Notably, younger children are now undertaking these treacherous journeys with their families, a stark departure from the past. The impact of this evolving trend is felt in every corner of our region with different countries serving as places of origin transit and destination sometimes simultaneously.”
He also said that “the driving forces behind child migration are numerous and complex, encompassing factors such as rampant gang violence, the escalating effects of climate change, and exacerbated inequalities and poverty, magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.”
In the first half of 2023 alone, according to UNICEF, over 40,000 children have crossed the perilous Darien Gap on their journey towards Northern America, matching the record number from the entire year of 2022.
The Regional Director said that “many of these children have endured loss be it of belongings documents, and sometimes even family members. Now, these heart wrenching scenes are repeated throughout the region, and unfortunately throughout the year.”
Conille noted that “regrettably, there is no indication that child migration in Latin America and the Caribbean will albeit in the foreseeable future.”
The UNICEF official added, “On the contrary, if the root causes such as gang violence, poverty and climate change remain unaddressed, we may witness even more children and families undertaking perilous, transcontinental journeys.”
The proportion of children moving along major migration routes in Latin America and the Caribbean has also climbed to a record high in the past three years. Around the world, children make up 13 per cent of the migrant population, but in this region, about one in four people on the move (25 per cent) is a child, up from 19 per cent in 2019. This is only rivalled by Sub-Saharan Africa, where children also account for 25 per cent of the migrant population.
Increasingly, it is younger children who are making these perilous journeys, with those under 11 years now accounting for up to 91 per cent of all children on the move at some key transit points. This new reality poses challenges to national migration policies and humanitarian responses in countries of origin, transit and destination.
UNICEF is working with partners and governments along migration routes to provide accurate information to promote safe migration, to offer lifesaving assistance and support children’s access to essential services. This includes helping countries prevent, detect and safeguard children from violence and assisting children and families who face hardship and exploitation on their migration journey.
UNICEF is appealing for US$160.5 million to meet the humanitarian needs of refugees and migrant children in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay.
As of August 2023, UNICEF has received less than 20 per cent (approximately US$32.5m) of its funding requirements. UNICEF is also appealing for US$142.31 million for children and families on the migration route across Central America and Mexico in 2023. As of August, UNICEF has received just 26 per cent of these much-needed funds.
TRT: 2:44
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 7 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
7 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Conille talks to the journalists
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Gary Conille, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF:
“The report unveils a stark and alarming reality. Children are now migrating within Latin America and the Caribbean at an unprecedented rate, constituting a larger share of the migrant population than any other region worldwide. While migration is certainly not a novel phenomenon in our region, it has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade.”
4. Close up, journalist asks question
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Gary Conille, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF:
“The situation confronting children on the move in Latin America in the Caribbean is unparalleled in its complexity and scale, demanding immediate attention and decisive action.”
6. Close up, journalist asks question
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Gary Conille, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF:
“From South Africa [America] to North America, from the Caribbean to Central America, an increased number of children have left behind their homes, their schools, their friends and their communities. Notably, younger children are now undertaking these treacherous journeys with their families, a stark departure from the past. The impact of this evolving trend is felt in every corner of our region with different countries serving as places of origin transit and destination sometimes simultaneously.”
10. Wide shot, briefing room
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Gary Conille, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF:
“The driving forces behind child migration are numerous and complex, encompassing factors such as rampant gang violence, the escalating effects of climate change, and exacerbated inequalities and poverty, magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.”
10. Close up, journalist asks question
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Gary Conille, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF:
“In the first half of 2023 alone, over 40,000 children have crossed the perilous Darien Gap on their journey towards Northern America, matching the record number from the entire year of 2022. Many of these children have endured loss be it of belongings documents, and sometimes even family members. Now, these heart wrenching scenes are repeated throughout the region, and unfortunately throughout the year.”
12. Wide shot, briefing room
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Gary Conille, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF:
“Regrettably, there is no indication that child migration in Latin America and the Caribbean will albeit in the foreseeable future. On the contrary, if the root causes such as gang violence, poverty and climate change remain unaddressed, we may witness even more children and families undertaking perilous, transcontinental journeys.”
12. Wide shot, briefing room
STORYLINE:
UNICEF’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Gary Conille, warned today (7 Sep) about “a stark and alarming reality”, with children “migrating within Latin America and the Caribbean at an unprecedented rate, constituting a larger share of the migrant population than any other region worldwide.”
Presenting a new report in New York, Conille said, “While migration is certainly not a novel phenomenon in our region, it has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade.”
According to the UNICEF official, “the situation confronting Children on the move in Latin America in the Caribbean is unparalleled in its complexity and scale, demanding immediate attention and decisive action.”
Conille added, “From South America to North America, from the Caribbean to Central America, an increased number of children have left behind their homes, their schools, their friends and their communities. Notably, younger children are now undertaking these treacherous journeys with their families, a stark departure from the past. The impact of this evolving trend is felt in every corner of our region with different countries serving as places of origin transit and destination sometimes simultaneously.”
He also said that “the driving forces behind child migration are numerous and complex, encompassing factors such as rampant gang violence, the escalating effects of climate change, and exacerbated inequalities and poverty, magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.”
In the first half of 2023 alone, according to UNICEF, over 40,000 children have crossed the perilous Darien Gap on their journey towards Northern America, matching the record number from the entire year of 2022.
The Regional Director said that “many of these children have endured loss be it of belongings documents, and sometimes even family members. Now, these heart wrenching scenes are repeated throughout the region, and unfortunately throughout the year.”
Conille noted that “regrettably, there is no indication that child migration in Latin America and the Caribbean will albeit in the foreseeable future.”
The UNICEF official added, “On the contrary, if the root causes such as gang violence, poverty and climate change remain unaddressed, we may witness even more children and families undertaking perilous, transcontinental journeys.”
The proportion of children moving along major migration routes in Latin America and the Caribbean has also climbed to a record high in the past three years. Around the world, children make up 13 per cent of the migrant population, but in this region, about one in four people on the move (25 per cent) is a child, up from 19 per cent in 2019. This is only rivalled by Sub-Saharan Africa, where children also account for 25 per cent of the migrant population.
Increasingly, it is younger children who are making these perilous journeys, with those under 11 years now accounting for up to 91 per cent of all children on the move at some key transit points. This new reality poses challenges to national migration policies and humanitarian responses in countries of origin, transit and destination.
UNICEF is working with partners and governments along migration routes to provide accurate information to promote safe migration, to offer lifesaving assistance and support children’s access to essential services. This includes helping countries prevent, detect and safeguard children from violence and assisting children and families who face hardship and exploitation on their migration journey.
UNICEF is appealing for US$160.5 million to meet the humanitarian needs of refugees and migrant children in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay.
As of August 2023, UNICEF has received less than 20 per cent (approximately US$32.5m) of its funding requirements. UNICEF is also appealing for US$142.31 million for children and families on the migration route across Central America and Mexico in 2023. As of August, UNICEF has received just 26 per cent of these much-needed funds.
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