Oct 31, 2016 - Italy - Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) Dashboard. January ... (plus 225% and plus 203%, resp
Regional Representation Southern Europe
Italy UASC Dashboard – October 2016
Italy - Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) Dashboard January – October 2016
22,772
Between 1 January and 31 October 2016, 24,902 children arrived to Italy by sea: 91% of children arrived unaccompanied (22,772). UASC account for some 14% of all sea arrivals in the above period, an increase of around 110% compared to the same period of 2015.
(91%) of children are UASC UASC and accompanied children: sea arrivals to Italy
UASC and accompanied children sea arrivals trend
Top ten nationalities
4,000 4,500
3,515 3,500
3771 3,181
486
4,000
3158
3,500
3,000
308
2,468
3,000
2,500
61
2138
118 2,500
1,861
2,000
120 2,000
1,344
1,500
1,500 Year 2015
1,000
691
645
161
3569
190 2732
2863
46 2455
1,000 526
1461
363
500
231
209
234
222
72
1456
500
1185
953
893
66
40
12
227
18 1980
0
0
There has been a progressive increase in UASC arriving by sea since the beginning of the year, with a sharp increase in June, when 3,515 UASC arrived (out of 22,371 total sea arrivals). Of 27,384 total sea arrivals in October, 3,771 (14%) were UASC.
Proportion of UASC by nationality on total sea arrivals Egypt
Gambia
Distribution by age, gender, UASC and accompanied children by nationality
Somalia 22%
27%
41%
UASC arriving between January and October 2016 are most commonly from Eritrea, Gambia and Nigeria. The number of Eritrean UASC arriving this year is slightly higher than the number recorded in the first ten months of 2015 (2,995). However, they now account for 18% of all Eritrean sea arrivals, up from last year’s 8%. The numbers of both Gambian and Nigerian UASC rose significantly compared to the same period of last year (plus 225% and plus 203%, respectively). At the end of October, 2,863 Gambian, 2,732 Nigerian and 2,455 Egyptian UASC were rescued and have disembarked in Italy since the beginning of the year.
100% 90% 80%
59%
73%
78%
70% 60%
Eritrea
Guinea
14%
18%
19%
50%
Mali
40% 30% 20% 10%
82%
82%
86%
59% of all Egyptians who arrived by sea between January and October 2016 are UASC, which is significantly higher than the proportion of UASC from all other nationalities. UASC from The Gambia account for 27% of all Gambians, up from last year’s 13%. Among Nigerian sea arrivals, UASC account for 8%.
0%
Men*
Women*
UASC
Accompanied children
* The groups of men and women refer to persons over 18 year old.
Most UASC arriving by sea are boys and are 16 and 17 years old. However, exact figures on gender are currently unavailable.
The charts are based on figures from the Italian Ministry of Interior. All figures are provisional and subject to change.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – data.unhcr.org/mediterranean
