Over the last decade, a series of devastating natural disasters have killed hundreds of thousands of people, displaced millions, and decimated the built environment across wide regions, shocking the public imagination and garnering unprecedented financial

This paper represents the position of the Separated Children in Europe Programme (SCEP) on age assessment in the context of separated children, and aims to provide concrete recommendations to States and other relevant stakeholders in Europe on how to ensu

This document is a synthesis of current laws, policies and practices related to age assessment in 16 countries in Europe collected by the Members of the Separated Children in Europe Programme (SCEP) between June and November 2010. The main purpose of the

The International Detention Coalition (IDC) has launched its policy document “Captured Childhood” in Geneva at the 19th Session of the Human Rights Council. Over the past two years, the IDC has heard first-hand the stories of children and parents from all

The FRA has published a summary report on ‘Separated, asylum-seeking children in European Union Member States' that reveals many shortcomings and deficiencies in the care provided to asylum-seeking children in the European Union. More than 300 separated,

MAYDAY!—the universal distress call, broadcast by those on ships or planes in mortal distress, and urgently in need of assistance. This report sheds light on gaps in responding to boat people and other migrants arriving in irregular circumstances across E

This report aims to investigate the particular vulnerability that characterizes the reality of undocumented children and analyze their specific needs and problems encountered in nine EU countries. The report is specifically focused on the discrimination t

This report examines the experiences and views of separated, asylum seeking children and those of adults responsible for their care across 12 European Union Member States. It addresses the need to incorporate children’s views and accounts of their experie