Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Blog posts & press:

Age Assessment and the Protection of Minor Asylum Seekers: Time for a Harmonised Approach in the EU (RLI Blog, Aug. 2020) [text]

"Covid-19 and the Migrant Child": A Report (Refugee Watch Online, Aug. 2020) [text]
- Report of a webinar.

*In Times of COVID-19, the Greatest Challenge Facing Displaced Adolescents may not be the Virus  (IDMC Blog, Aug. 2020) [text]

"No Future for the Children of Asylum Seekers in Hong Kong," The Diplomat, 28 Aug. 2020 [text]

*"Shadow Immigration System: Migrant Children Detained In Hotels By Private Contractors," NPR, 20 Aug. 2020 [text]

*We are Failing Immigrant Children in U.S. Custody (Niskanen Center Blog, Aug. 2020) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"La Actividad de la OIM y el ACNUR: El Caso de la Niñez Migrante no Acompañada en el Corredor Centroamérica-Estados Unidos - Perspectivas a Futuro," Revista Electrónica de Derecho Internacional Contemporáneo, vol. 2, no. 2 (2019) [open access]

"Anywhere but Here: A Calculus for Protection of Children with Albinism," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 17 Aug. 2020 [abstract]

"The Concept of Home: Unaccompanied Youths' Voices and Experiences," European Journal of Social Work, vol. 23, no. 3 (2020) [open access]
- Focuses on Sweden.

"Curtailing the Deportation of Undocumented Parents in the Best Interest of the Child," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 35 (Forthcoming) [preprint]
- Focuses on the US.

"Lessons Learned Evaluating the Baby Friendly Spaces Program for South Sudanese Refugees in Gambella, Ethiopia: Strengthening Research and Programmatic Partnerships to Address Maternal and Child Health and Psychosocial Needs in Humanitarian Emergencies," Conflict and Health, 14:52 (July 2020) [open access]

Navigating the Nexus: A Brighter Future for Refugee and Host Community Children in West Nile, Uganda (World Vision, Aug. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Protection beyond reach: State of play of refugee and migrant children’s rights in Europe (Save the Children, Aug. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]  

Protecting Forcibly Displaced Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic: UNHCR Response and Field Practices (UNHCR, July 2020) [text]

"Resisting Social Death with Dignity: The Strategy of Re-escaping among Young Asylum-seekers in the Wake of Sweden’s Sharpened Asylum Laws," European Journal of Social Work, vol. 23, no. 3 (2020) [open access]

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1 (31 July 2020)
- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (31 July 2020)