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This online resource, complete with videos and infographics, accompanies a report from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, The Future of Syria: Refugee Children in Crisis, which details the experiences of Syrian refugee children and youth. The report presents findings from a research project that sought to understand the refugee crisis from the perspectives of…
This report from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees details the experiences of Syrian refugee children and youth. The report presents findings from a research project that sought to understand the refugee crisis from the perspectives of children by conducting a desk review, interviews, and focus groups with children and families to collect both quantitative as well as qualitative data and narrative information on the daily lives of Syrian refugee children living in Lebanon and Jordan. The goal of this report is to put a human face on the crisis, to raise awareness of the child protection…
Russian children have been found in orphanages throughout Iraq after their parents moved to the country to join radicals of the Islamic State (IS). While family members remaining in Russia are working to bring their separated children home, many are unable to prove the children's identities as Russian citizens without the necessary documents.
The UK Government announced that it would take in refugee children who have become separated from their families in Syria and other conflicts. No figure has been specified, but the UK government will work with the United Nations to identify "exceptional cases." The plan will apply only to children still living in conflict zones and not those who have already reached Europe.
Immigration Minister James Brokenshire noted that most children are better off remaining in the region. He stated, "The vast majority are better off staying in the region so they can be reunited with surviving family…