31 July 2020

Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

Child Repatriation in the Time of COVID-19 (Rethinking Refuge, July 2020) [text]

Family Reunification of Refugees in Brazil: Why Does It Matter (Refugee Research Online, May 2020) [text]

Forced Family Separation during COVID-19: Preventing Torture and Inhumane Treatment in Crisis (Just Security Blog, July 2020) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

New Survey Finds Increases in Child Protection Concerns and Unaccompanied Children in Conflict-Affected Countries (International Rescue Committee, July 2020) [text]

UN Agencies Welcome Latest Relocations of Unaccompanied Children from Greece, Call for Further Action and Solidarity (UNHCR, July 2020) [text]
- See also related European Commission press release.

Unending Lockdown: Why Aiding Child Refugees Could Strengthen the European Project (ECFR Commentary, July 2020) [text]
- Focuses on Greece.

"US Won’t Expel Migrant Children Detained in Texas Hotel," AP News, 27 July 2020 [text]
- See also related Immigration Impact blog post.

Reports & book chapters:

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the Child Refugees of the 1930s in the UK: History Informing the Future (Aberystwyth University, June 2020) [text]

Coming Back to Afghanistan: Deported Minors' Needs at a Time of COVID-19 (Samuel Hall, July 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

In Children’s Best Interests: Charting a Child-Sensitive Approach to U.S. Immigration Policy (American University, July 2020) [text]
- See also documents and video recordings from a related symposium.

"'Niche Openings’ and Compassionate Exclusions: The UK’s Response to Children during the Refugee Crisis," Chapter in Displacement: Global Conversations on Refuge (Manchester Univ. Press, 2020) [postprint]
- Note: Access to this text is under embargo until 24 December 2021.

The Syria Crisis: No Lost Generation Advocacy Brief (No Lost Generation initiative, June 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:
Thematic Focus: Children & Families (5 July 2020)


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