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A Children's Crisis: Update on Al Hol camp and COVID-19 concerns
A COVID-19 crisis in Al Hol would be a children’s crisis. Children in the camp, many with already weakened immune systems or underlying health conditions as a result of living in desperate conditions during their formative years, may struggle to cope with
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Struggling to Survive: Unaccompanied and separated children travelling the Western Balkans Route
The study ”Struggling to Survive” identifies and deepens the understanding of informal practices used and experiences of unaccompanied and separated migrant children during the course of their migration journey. Refugees and migrants, including unaccompan
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"I'm going to change the world!" Getting child refugees in Uganda the education they deserve
60% of refugees in Uganda are children, and hundreds of thousands are out of school. Classrooms are dangerously overcrowded and teachers are overwhelmed. This photo book looks at the progress and challenges in getting refugee and host community children i
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Education for Rohingya Refugee Children in Malaysia
At the time of writing, the Rohingya refugee situation remains one of the most complex refugee crises in the world. Despite the fact that much research has been done on the crisis, there has been limited attention to Rohingya children's access to educatio
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“I Want to Continue to Study”: Barriers to secondary education for Syrian refugee children in Jordan
As the conflict in Syria enters its 10th year, the education crisis for Syrian refugee children in Jordan who now are progressing into secondary education has become more acute. Many children are unable to access education because of poverty, lack of affo
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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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Mapping Education Technology in Uganda
How can technology support better education in one of the world's biggest refugee crises? This report from the Response Innovation Lab (hosted by Save the Children) and the Education in Emergencies Working Group maps out trends in EdTech projects and solu
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Without my Family: The impact of family separation on child refugees in the UK
Every child should be able to live safely with their family. But when disaster strikes, children may need to seek safety from conflict or persecution, leaving their families behind. A few of these children find safety in the UK – where unfair immigration
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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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Balkans Migration and Displacement Hub Data and Trend Analysis: Regional overview (July-September 2019)
Data and Trend Analysis (DATA) Refugees and Migrants at the Western Balkans Route Regional Overview, covering period July- September 2019, describes key trends in migrations in the region, detailing information about the number of people on the move, demo
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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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A Call to Action: Education for every last refugee child in the African Union
Sub-Saharan Africa hosts almost a third of all refugees in the world. This briefing for the African Union Heads of State Summit sets out how to improve education for refugee and host community children, focusing on cases from Uganda and Chad.