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Migrant children
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What have I done? The experiences of children and families in UK immigration detention: Lessons to learn
This research investigates the experiences of UK immigration detention of children and their families. Numerous research studies and inspection reports have highlighted that the experience of detention, even for a relatively brief period of time, has a de
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'They say I'm lucky to have a job'. A participatory study with migrant girls who do domestic work in Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa
This study was commissioned by Save the Children as a result of the outcome of a regional seminar on children on the move in May 2009. Stakeholders from the region identified a lack of information on children and exploitative labour in the southern Africa
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Migrants in an irregular situation: access to healthcare in 10 European Union Member States
This report looks at the law and practice concerning access to healthcare for migrants in an irregular situation in 10 EU Member States, namely Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain and Sweden. It focuses on migrants who
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Update on Children on the Move- June, 2011
A quarterly update of "Children on the Move", a priority area within Save the Children's Child Protection Initiative (CPI). The update provides information on upcoming activities, events, and other news related to Children on the Move programming, researc
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The legal status of unaccompanied children within international, European and national frameworks: Protective standards vs Restrictive implementation
The PUCAFREU project involves conducting research into the situation of unaccompanied children living in the European Union space and staying unprotected outside the care and the control of State authorities.This document constitutes a first stage of the
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Children on the move in East Jakarta, Indonesia
The movement of children is inevitable as they or their families seek social, educational, and economic opportunities, safety, or a fresh start. Looking at these children as a group allows the collection of data and the creation of strategies to address t
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Navigating the system: Advice provision for young refugees and migrants
The Migrant Children’s Project has published a new report called ‘Navigating the System: Advice provision for young refugees and migrants‘. The report looks at the complex administrative and legal processes that separated children have to navigate and the
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Child domestic workers: Evidence from West and Central Africa
A third of all children in West and Central Africa are estimated to work full- or part-time, paid or unpaid. Many of children are involved in hazardous and harmful economic activities, such as working in mines. Some are also exploited for sex and traffick
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El cumplimiento de los Acuerdos del MERCOSUR relativos a la protección de los derechos de niños, niñas y adolescentes migrantes: Diagnóstico y lineamientos para la acción
Report on the protection of the rights of migrant children and adolescents in the framework of MERCOSUR, prepared by the Institute for Public Policy on Human Rights (IPPDH) of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), with the support of Save the Children Sw
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Children on the Move. Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020. Investment in children
Negotiations on the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) are expected to end by mid 2013, allowing the new EU budget to enter into force in 2014. The MFF will establish EU spending between 2014 and 2020 and provides a political as well as budge
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Praesidium Project. Recommendations and good practices in the management of mixed migratory flows by sea
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Red Cross and Save the Children are part of the inter-agency Praesidium Project aimed at strengthening the management capacity for 'mixed mi
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Child Trafficking in the Nordic Countries: Rethinking strategies and national responses (A technical report)
The study "Child Trafficking in the Nordic Countries: Rethinking strategies and national responses – Technical report", was initiated with twin aims: improving understanding of child trafficking and responses in the region; and contributing to the interna