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Participation of Children and Adolescents: An indispensable factor for a better municipal investment in Central America
In May 2016, the Central American Learning Circle on Children’s Rights and Local Development convened to a Central American Seminar of Children and Adolescents in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, under the slogan “Participation of children and adolescents: an indis
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Strengthening Mexico's Protection of Central American Unaccompanied Minors in Transit
Published by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), this report investigates current protection issues of unaccompanied children in Mexico. Under Mexican law, unaccompanied children are guaranteed certain protection practices that, after review from intern
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Forced to Flee Central America's Northern Triangle: A neglected humanitarian crisis
Since 2012, Médicins Sans Frontiers (MSF) has been providing medical and mental health care to tens of thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing the extreme violence permeating the Northern Triangle of Central America (NTCA) region, which includes the co
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Children on the Move: A crisis in the Northern Triangle, Mexico and USA
In the past two years, there has been a considerable increase in the number of unaccompanied children and adolescents from the Northern Triangle who migrate to the USA, and in the number of migrant families with children, particularly young women with chi
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Broken Dreams: Central American children's dangerous journey to the United States
Broken Dreams: Central American children's dangerous journey to the United States shares the obstacles and dangers that children and adolescents face as they journey to the United States. UNICEF reports that in the first six months of 2016, almost 26,000
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Children on the Move: Guatemala
Save the Children works with returned children and adolescents in vulnerable situations. Save the Children also collaborate with leaders, families and teachers from communities with the largest number of emigrating minors. Save the Children focuses on pro
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Child Protection in Emergencies Facts and Figures
Compiled by the Child Protection Working Group (CPWG), this report presents facts and figures on child protection in emergencies. Data was collected for the 42 countries that have a Humanitarian Coordinator or that were on the Inter-Agency's Standing Comm
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Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes Migrantes Retornados. Un análisis de los contextos y las respuestas de los servicios y las políticas de protección en El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y México
This rapid assessment aims to address the lack of information on policies and services of government agencies and non-governmental organizations responsible for protecting the rights of child and adolescent migrants returning to their countries of origin
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Childhood and Migration in Central and North America: Causes, Policies, Practices and Challenges
This book analyzes the conditions for children and adolescents in Central and North America who are affected by migration. Every stage of the process is explored and analyzed, including their countries of origin, during transit, in destination countries,
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Unaccompanied Child Migration to the United States: The Tension between Protection and Prevention
This research report, published by the Migration Policy Institute and written by Marc R. Rosenblum, explains the shifting patterns of Central American migration between 2011 and 2014 while analysing the policy challenges that these increased flows placed