Millions of children are on the move, both within and between countries, with or without their parents. The conditions under which movement takes place are often treacherous, putting migrant children, especially unaccompanied and separated children, at an increased risk of economic or sexual exploitation, abuse, neglect and violence. Policy responses to protect and support these migrant children are often fragmented and inconsistent and while children on the move have become a recognised part of today's global and mixed migration flows they are still largely invisible in debates on both child protection and migration. This publication targets policymakers and practitioners in the field of migration and child protection, along with academics and activists, and sheds light on the situation of migrant children. The publication is the result of a collective effort by a number of specialists from different organizations, was edited by Mike Dottridge (an independent child rights specialist) and includes a foreword by Professor François Crépeau (United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants) -- P. 4 of cover.
Notes
"Text was first presented as the introductory statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Professor François Crépeau, to the 2012 Day of General Discussion, organized in Geneva, on 28 September 2012, by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, on the rights of all children in the context of international migration -- P. 1.
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Contents
Preface
The rights of all children in the context of international migration / by Professor François Crépeau
Introduction to six articles by members of the research subgroup of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Children on the Move / by Mike Dottridge
Children on the move: a different voice / by Moussa Harouna Sambo and Fabrizio Terenzio
Migrant children in child labour: a vulnerable group in need of attention / by Hans van de Glind and Anne Kou
Unaccompanied migrant children and legal guardianship in the context of returns: the missing links between host countries and countries of origin / by Ana Fonseca, Anna Hardy and Christine Adam
Protecting and supporting children on the move: translating principles into practice / by Daniela Reale
Challenges faced in protecting children on the move: an NGO perspective / by Mirela Shuteriqi
Children's migration: towards a multidimensional child protection perspective / by Susu Thatun and Karin Heissler.
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ISBN
9789290686774
9290686774
OCLC
851417347
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