In search of children's best interest.

The peak of the "Europe migrant crisis" has witnessed a record number of unaccompanied and separated children crossing the Mediterranean Sea (UNICEF, [10]). Article 3 of the convention states: "In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration." In September 2016, the member states of the UN reaffirmed their commitment to addressing the specific needs of children travelling as part of large movements of refugees and migrants, especially children who are unaccompanied or separated from their families, in the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants. [Extracted from the article]

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