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Guidelines on Policies and Procedures in Dealing with Unaccompanied Children Seeking Asylum
In February 1997, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees released these guidelines for unaccompanied children seeking asylum. The purpose of this note is three-fold: to promote awareness of special needs of unaccompanied children
Publication year: 1997 Publisher(s): UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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