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Achieving Durable Solutions for Returnee Children: What do we know?
We are in the midst of a profound ‘returns-first’ shift in the global politics of child displacement. In response to soaring numbers of displaced worldwide –68.5 million, of which more than half are children – governments around the world are increasingl
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“No, I Don’t”: Abolishing Child Marriage in Lebanon
At first glance, child marriage appears less pervasive in Lebanon in comparison with other Middle Eastern states. Six percent of 20 to 24-year-old Lebanese women were married by the age of 18 as of 2009, as opposed to 18% across MENA. Nevertheless, this f
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Unlock Education for Everyone: How the UK can ensure children affected by crises get an education
More than 75 million children across crisis and conflict-affected countries require urgent support to receive a quality education. More than half of the world’s school-aged refugee children – four million – are out of school, with those that are in school
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Ethical, Methodological, and Contextual Challenges in Research in Conflict Settings: The case of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon
Research within conflict settings challenges the ethical assumptions of traditional research practice. The tensions between theory and practice were evident in a study of working children among Syrian refugee communities in Lebanon. While the study sought
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Les Mineurs Non Accompagnés, Symbole d'une Politique Maltraitante
There is a growing number of children and young migrants arriving in France unaccompanied. For these young migrants, having their minority recognized through age assessment procedures conducted by the government is important to guarantee they will have ac
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No Mother Wants her Child to Migrate: Vulnerability of children on the move in the Horn of Africa
This report by UNICEF Innocenti Office of Reseach presents the results of a qualitative study looking into the situation of children in the move on the Horn of Africa. Each month, children and young adults leave Somaliland seeking a better life abroad. Re
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Access to Education For Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe
This document presents the situation of refugee and migrant children who have recently arrived in Europe (since 2015). It provides an assessment of these children's education needs, profiles as well as the challenges and barriers they are facing when it c
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Refugee Education 2030: A strategy for refugee inclusion
This document presents UNHCR's strategy to promote refugee inclusion in and through education. The strategy aims to contribute directly to goals of the Global Compact on Refugees, including the goal of easing the pressures on host countries, enhancing ref
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"We Can't Help You Here": US returns of Asylum Seekers to Mexico
The present report by Human Rights Watch provides findings from in-depth interviews with asylum-seekers, government officials, local activists, and attorneys on the "Migrant Protection Protocols" Program in the United States and Mexico. Of the 15 079 asyl
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Protecting Children on the Move: A guide to programming for children affected by migration and displacement
In these turbulent times, as dramatic stories of refugees, displaced people and migrants hit our news headlines on a daily basis, never has the need to protect children on the move felt so urgent. The surge in protracted crises and conflicts, climate chan
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Time to Act: Providing refugee children the education they were promised
In times of crisis, education can play a life-saving and life-sustaining role. But most children caught up in crisis are denied an education. More than half of the world’s refugee children – 3.7 million – don’t go to school. Having already lost their home
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Boxes of Wonder: Creation of the program with children on the move
Boxes of Wonder: Creation of the Program with Children on the Move is a manual presenting the use Boxes of Wonder (BoW), an innovative conceptual framework for structuring the programs of direct work with children on the move. BoW are, at the same time, a