Concerns over high numbers of Afghan children migrating to Europe

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Updated March 5, 2010 10:40:14

There's rising concern over the number of children from Afghanistan migrating on their own across Europe. New figures from the UN Refugee Agency show Afghan more children under the age of eighteen, applying for asylum in Europe. That number last year rose by sixty-percent rom 3,800 to more than six-thousand. And that's only part of the picture because many do not apply for asylum.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speakers: Mike Penrose, director of emergency programs Save The Children

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