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The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee) and the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW Committee) jointly adopted two general comments on the human rights of children in situations of international migration in September 2017. The 'Joint General Comment on State obligations regarding the human rights of children in the context of international migration in countries of origin, transit, destination and return' states that "Both Committees have repeatedly affirmed that children should never be detained for reasons…
This Political Declaration is the outcome document from the United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting to address large movements of refugees and migrants held on the 19th September 2016. Through the Declaration Member States endorse a set of commitments which apply to both refugees and migrants and also sets of commitments for refugees and migrants respectively. Within this declaration, the member states recognize and agree to address the human rights and special needs of all vulnerable migrants and refugees, including children, with special attention to…
The Committee on the Rights of the Child held a day of general discussion on 16 September on “Children without parental care”. The participants were divided in two working groups to discuss the following: (1) States’ role in preventing and regulating separation and (2) Meeting the challenges of out-of-home care provision.