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End surrogacy now
At the 68th World Summit on the Condition of Women (CSW68), bioethicist Giulia Bovassi raised awareness within the United Nations about the challenges associated with surrogate motherhood. These challenges impact both the woman acting as a surrogate and the unborn child, who is intentionally conceived and planned generally for commercial purposes. During this summit, Dr. […] More
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Medical care
For several boys and girls interviewed, the prospect of better medical care was a major draw and, in one case, the sole factor motivating their move abroad. A boy interviewed in Italy explained how his journey started as a quest to obtain medical care for tuberculosis. Several Moroccan girls interviewed in Spain also described migrating […] More
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Sexual and gender-based violence and other protection risks
While escaping sexual and gender-based violence was a common reason for girls to migrate in the first place, nearly every girl we spoke to reported having either experienced some form of sexual and gender-based violence – such as rape, sexual assault, and harassment – or witnessed it happen to someone close to them along their […] More
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Survival and coping responses in transit
Girls employed various survival and coping responses while on the move, but many of these strategies came with their own risks. One common approach was to try to stay “invisible” or under the radar, adopting different tactics to avoid drawing attention from police, armed groups, fellow travelers, or other potentially dangerous individuals. Some girls even […] More
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Use of smugglers to travel
Though few girls traveled alone, most were unaccompanied, traveling without relatives. Several girls said they traveled with adults that they did not know; at least two traveled with smugglers on trips paid for by their parents. This was the case of Patricia, 22, from the DRC. Her parents paid a woman from her community, introduced […] More
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Border crossing and transport strategies
While the findings are presented according to stages (pre-migration, in transit, post-transit), the journeys themselves were often much more complex and nonlinear. Girls’ migration experiences were heavily influenced by the modes of transport they used. Some girls interviewed made sections of their journeys on foot; for instance, walking with groups of other migrants across unknown […] More
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