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The aim of this module from the book Rights-based Integrated Child Protection Service Delivery Systems is to learn about children in specific situations of emergency and the need for Integrated Child Protection Centres to provide rights-based services for them at primary, secondary and tertiary levels of prevention. It first examines the concepts and theories of internally displaced…
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The aim of this module from the book Rights-based Integrated Child Protection Service Delivery Systems is to learn about the child protection services needed during armed conflicts. It first discusses the primary prevention services needed for children during armed conflicts, namely, making the education systems functional, promoting school enrolment and prevent school dropouts and…
This report from Save the Children provides an overview of the impacts of armed conflict on children, the efforts that Save the Children and others are making to address the needs of children affected by armed conflict, and a series of recommendations for governments and others. The report establishes the basis for an international plan of action to protect children in conflict. Leaders and governments have a particularly powerful role to play. Save the Children calls on them to:
- Uphold standards of conduct in conflict.
- Hold perpetrators of violations to account.…
This practice brief provides recommendations about best practices for ensuring that children and/or their caregivers facing deportation are provided with necessary pre-departure and reintegration services to support safe and sustainable return.
This short video was designed for newly hired child protection in humanitarian action (CPHA) staff, as well as child protection staff who want to learn more about working in emergency settings - and the CPMS in particular. Some of you may recognize the animation style and indeed, we recommend that viewers watch This is Samira first as an introduction to CPHA and then Hannah's new job as an introduction to using the CPMS in one's work.
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Family reunification constitutes one of the most pressing human rights issues for refugees, who are especially unaccompanied minors. Yet, the practical effectiveness of such a right is not always adequately ensured. Drawing from the recent decision of the Court of Justice in A and S (judgment of 12 April 2018, case C-550/16), the Insight aims to investigate the protection framework established by the Family Reunification Directive for refugees who are unaccompanied minors. The judgment is the first decision dealing with the right to family reunification for refugees in EU Asylum…
In June 1994 the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Children's Fund together agreed that a coordinated approach to the plight of unaccompanied children in Rwanda was essential. On the assumption that computerized matching would facilitate their reunification with their families, it was decided to centralize on a database the names and other details of unaccompanied children and of parents looking for their children. The…
The Toolkit on Unaccompanied and Separated Children compiles 56 tools for the use of practitioners working with unaccompanied and separated children (UASC). The tools included in the toolkit range in scope and purpose. While some tools include information about key international instruments and guidelines related to UASC, others include supply lists, sample assessment tools or consent forms, checklists, templates for protocol, information about best practices, or guidance on assessment and monitoring. The Toolkit also highlights standards, guidelines, and…
This handbook offers comprehensive practical guidance on working with unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) in emergencies. The handbook provides guidance on preventing the separation of children from their families in emergencies as well as working with children after separation. Each chapter guides practitioners at all stages of the process, including: case management and properly identifying UASC, documentation, alternative care, family tracing and verification, and family reunification and reintegration.
Introduction
Children can easily become…
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This issue paper examines family reunification for refugees as a pressing human rights issue. Without it, refugees are denied their right to respect for family life, have vastly diminished integration prospects and endure great additional unnecessary suffering, as do their family members. The Commissioner for Human Rights calls on all Council of Europe member states to uphold their human rights obligations and ensure the practical effectiveness of the right to family reunification for refugees and other international protection beneficiaries. To do so, states…