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In most refugee situations the majority of separated and unaccompanied children are reunified with their families. However, a number of children always remain for whom tracing is unsuccessful despite extensive and comprehensive efforts. It is for these children that formal Best Interest Determination (BID) procedures are implemented to safeguard their rights and identify the most appropriate durable solution (voluntary repatriation, local integration, resettlement) to ensure their overall well-being. This report provides some practical recommendations for the establishment and implementation…
This research was focused on the population of children who fled war in their own country (Côte d’Ivoire or Liberia) and are now living with a foster family in rural Guinea. A team of researchers spent sixteen days in a randomly selected location near the Ivorian border and searched for such children.
The study found that there is likely a large population of informally resettled refugee children living with local families. In this community, informal settlement appears to be working, as there is an impressive child protection capacity in the area. All children…