UN migration agency says over 4,400 child migrants died worldwide since 2014

One day3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 1 day

All 3 reports on Wed, 14 October 2026

What it is about

UN-Angaben UN IOM-OV UN migration agency IOM

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report

Die Zeit (Germany)

Index.hr (Croatia)

Anadolu Agency (AA)

14 Oct, 15:09over 4 hours14 Oct, 19:32

How it spread - 3 original reports

Wed, 14 October 2026
3 reports
- Die Zeit (Germany)15:09first to report
  Migration: Über 4.400 Kinder in zwölf Jahren bei Migration gestorben
  Seit 2014 starben nach UN-Angaben über 4.400 Kinder auf der Flucht. Zahlen legen jedoch nahe, dass die Dunkelziffer deutlich höher liegt.
- Index.hr (Croatia)17:36
  UN objavio podatke o smrti djece migranata. Stvarni broj mogao bi biti puno veći
  IOM-OV izvještaj: Od 2014. na migracijskim rutama poginulo je najmanje 4414 djece. Stvarni broj je vjerojatno znatno veći zbog manjkavog prikupljanja podataka o dobi žrtava.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)19:32
  UN migration agency says over 4,400 child migrants died worldwide since 2014
  More than half of nearly 81,000 recorded migrant deaths, disappearances lack age information, says IOM