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	The Children&#39;s Rights Alliance has said a high percentage of separated migrant children continue to go missing and overall child poverty rates are unacceptably high.</p>
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	It also says infant mortality rates for Traveller children are three-and-a-half times those for the rest of the population.</p>
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	The alliance is made up of over 100 of Ireland&#39;s non-governmental children&#39;s organisations.</p>
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	In its annual report card it evaluates the Government on last year&#39;s progress in meeting the Programme for Government&#39;s commitments to minors.</p>
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	It awards ministers B grades in the areas of constitutional rights, education and protection from abuse and neglect.</p>
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	However, it fails them when it comes to child poverty, mental health, travellers and migrants.</p>
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	It reserves its lowest mark for the treatment of migrant children, especially in the State&#39;s widely-criticised direct provision hostels for asylum seekers.</p>
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	The report warns that a high percentage of migrant children arriving in Ireland without parent figures continue to go missing despite the decline in new arrivals.</p>
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	The alliance said almost one in ten children are doing without necessities such as a meat, fish or vegetarian dinner every second day.</p>
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	The report warns that there has been little meaningful action to improve the lives of Traveller children.</p>
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	http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0225/506513-children/</p>
