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Spain's slow response to crisis in Ceuta leaves teen migrants on streets

The Korea Times's headline. Reported by The Korea Times, Africanews.

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What the sources say, in brief

According to Africanews, teenage migrants who reach Spain alone in Ceuta fall under the country's child-protection system, which entitles them to shelter, healthcare and education, yet many remain on the streets. The Korea Times reported that hundreds of teenage migrants lined up outside a church in Ceuta in early October, hoping a visiting youth minister would bring news of passage to continental Europe or a shelter place. It said the teenagers had slept on cardboard sheets and torn sofas for two months. The sources describe Spain's response as slow, but the excerpts supplied do not give further figures or official responses.

Key points

  • Africanews reported that minors arriving alone fall under Spain's child-protection system, which entitles them to shelter, healthcare and education.
  • The Korea Times reported that hundreds of teenage migrants lined up outside a church in Ceuta in early October.
  • The Korea Times said the migrants hoped a visiting youth minister would bring news of passage to continental Europe or a shelter spot.

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Spain's slow response to crisis in Ceuta leaves teen migrants on streets. According to Africanews, teenage migrants who reach Spain alone in Ceuta fall under the country's child-protection system, which entitles them to shelter, healthcare and education, yet many remain on the streets. The Korea Times reported that hundreds of teenage migrants lined up outside a church in Ceuta in early October, hoping a visiting youth minister would bring news of passage to continental Europe or a shelter place. It said the teenagers had slept on cardboard sheets and torn sofas for two months. The sources describe Spain's response as slow, but the excerpts supplied do not give further figures or official responses. Covered by 2 publications. The Korea Times: Spain's slow response to crisis in Ceuta leaves teen migrants on streets. Africanews: Spain's slow response in Ceuta leaves teen migrants still living on streets.

Who is covering it

  1. The Korea Times South Korea Spain's slow response to crisis in Ceuta leaves teen migrants on streets CEUTA, Spain — Hundreds of teenage migrants lined up outside a church in Ceuta in early October, hoping Spain's visiting minister of youth would bring them some good news: passage to continental Europe or at least a spot in a shelter. For two months, they had slept on cardboard sheets and ripped sof 10 Oct · Tier 3
  2. Africanews Congo Spain's slow response in Ceuta leaves teen migrants still living on streets Minors who reach Spain alone fall under its child-protection system, which entitles them to shelter, healthcare, and education. 11 Oct · Tier 3

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