'More children drown during flight '

- More and more refugees drown children in the Mediterranean. Conclude that some refugee organizations Friday. According to UNICEF, the UN refugee agency UNHCR and the International Organisation for Migration IOM die an average of two children every day during the crossing.

The three agencies are calling for improving safety for refugees. Since the images of the toddler drowned Alan Kurdi shocked the world in September last year, definitely 340 children died at sea. That number is probably higher because many children drowned nothing is recovered.

Quot; We can not turn our faces from this tragedy that so many innocent young lives have been lost, says UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake. Quot; countries must work together to improve safety in these dangerous journeys. Nobody puts a child in a boat when a safer option is available. Quot;