7. 根据《儿童权利公约》，儿童系指 18 岁以下的任何人，除非对其适用之法律规定成年年龄低于 18 岁。这一儿童定义在区域和国家中是一样的。在非洲、欧洲和美洲的人权制度中，儿童被界定为 18 岁以下的个人。因此，本报告自始至终使用“儿童”一词，涵盖低于这一年龄的儿童和青少年。应该优先照顾移徙中的儿童和受移徙影响的其他儿童，儿童最大利益是所有与儿童有关行动中的首要考虑因素。
7. According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a child means every human being below the age of 18 years unless, under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier. This definition of a child is the same in both regional and national contexts. In Africa, Europe and the inter-American system of human rights, a child is defined as a human being below the age of 18 years. The term “child” is therefore used throughout the present report to cover children and adolescents below that age. Children on the move and other children affected by migration shall be considered children first and foremost, and their best interests shall be the primary consideration in all actions concerning them.