Health and well-being of women, children and adolescents on the move - Knowledge Brief Series 02 - Digital Opportunities for Displaced Women, Children and Adolescents

Overview

Intractable issues such as wars, violence, political upheaval, religious persecution, economic instability and sociopolitical crisis uprooted record numbers of people during 2018; 2.9 million more people forced from their homes than in 2016 - the biggest increase the UNHCR has ever seen in a single year.¹ A substantial portion of the total upsurge was represented by those under 18 years of age (51 per cent of the global refugee population) and women (between 47 and 49 per cent).² Globally, the number of asylum applications from separated or unaccompanied children is now reaching record highs.