TY - BOOK AU - Echavez,Chona R. AU - Jennefer Lyn L.Bagaporo AU - Leah Wilfreda RE Pilongo AU - Shukria Azadmanesh ED - Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU). ED - Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). TI - Why do children undertake the unaccompanied journey? : : motivations for departure to Europe and other industrialized countries from the perspective of children, families and residents of sending communities in Afghanistan / T2 - (Issues paper) AV - Pamphlet HQ792. A3. PY - 2014/// CY - Kabul, Afghanistan : PB - Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) ; , United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), KW - Children KW - Afghanistan KW - Children's rights KW - Statistics KW - Social conditions KW - Pictorial works N1 - “PDES/2014/03 ; December 2014”; “12 years of high-quality research ; research for a better Afghanistan”—cover page; Contents: Acknowledgements—Acronyms—Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Research methodology—3. Findings—4. Summary, conclusion and recommendations—Annexes—Bibliography N2 - Summary: “The issue of children undertaking unaccompanied journeys abroad has been the focus of increasing attention, in light of the significant numbers of unaccompanied children arriving in Europe and the child protection concerns raised by this risky, and often irregular, travel. Afghanistan is one of the most notable countries of origin of children undertaking unaccompanied journeys abroad…”—(page 1) ER -