This mini-feature, a set of five articles published by Forced Migration, explores the practice of FGM in the context of asylum in Europe. FGM is the practice of Female Genital Mutilation, also known as FGM/C – female genital mutilation/cutting. Each artic

This Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) working paper has critically examined the global humanitarian discourse on child soldiers and the gap between this discourse and the lived realities at the local level. Without pre-judging children’s presence in the milit

Drawing on extensive field and desk research, this study considers the role of international and UN organisations in protecting Palestinian children. Four distinguishing features of a rights-based approach to child protection are identified: the prioritis

This issue of the Forced Migration Review contains articles by academic, international and local actors debating the challenges faced by stateless people and the search for appropriate responses and solutions. A ‘stateless person’ is someone who is not re

This child-level measurement tool describes a method to understand the concerns of children and young people affected by armed conflict and forced migration. It outlines the steps in constructing a Children's Worry Scale by first collecting children's con