Concerned by the fact that migrant children, including adolescents, in particular those in an irregular situation, may be exposed to serious human rights violations and abuses at various points in their journey, which can threaten their physical, emotional and psychological well-being in the countries of origin, transit and destination, and that many irregular migrant children, including adolescents, may not be aware of their rights and may be exposed to crimes and human rights abuses committed by transnational criminal organizations and common criminals, including theft, kidnapping, extortion, threats, trafficking in persons, including forced labour, child labour, sexual abuse and exploitation, physical harm and death,