In the EU, one in four children live in poverty and are at the greatest risk of harm; children make up one quarter of new asylum seekers every year, 250 000 cases of missing children are reported every year; children make up 15% of identified victims of trafficking, and more than one million children live in institutional care across Europe.
ELis elab iga neljas laps vaesuses ja sellises olukorras on laps ka kõige kergemini haavatav, igal aastal on iga neljas uus varjupaiga taotleja laps, igal aastal teatatakse 250 000 kadunud lapsest, 15% inimkaubanduse ohvritest on lapsed ja üle miljoni lapse Euroopas elab hoolekandeasutuses.