Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Twitter discussion: The plight of children of Kenyan-refugee unions, 19 January 2023 [info]

Blog posts & press:

International Migrants Day: Influx of Unaccompanied Minors Along the US Southern Border (Doctors of the World, Dec. 2022) [text]

"Thailand is Failing Refugee Children," The Diplomat, 13 Jan. 2023 [text]

Reports:

Age Assessment in Europe: Applying European and international Legal Standards at all Stages of Age Assessment Procedures, Legal Note, no. 13 (ECRE, Jan. 2023) [text]

*Biological evaluation methods to assist in assessing the age of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UK Home Office, Oct. 2022; published Jan. 2023) [text]

Four Strategies to Improve Community Services for Unaccompanied Children in the United States (Migration Policy Institute, Dec. 2022) [text]

Profiles and needs of caregivers and children on the move in Sudan (Mixed Migration Centre, Dec. 2022) [text]

Profiles and needs of caregivers and children on the move in Tunisia (Mixed Migration Centre, Dec. 2022) [text]

Responsible Data for Refugee Children in Uganda: Improving Data Systems for Mental Health and Psychosocial Services Through a Studio Series (UNICEF & UNHCR, Jan. 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Zero Tolerance - Atrocity Crimes against Migrant Children and Families in the United States: An Accountability Framework for Family Separation (Columbia Univ., Dec. 2022) [access]

- Note: "This report was first published as part of an Expert Series by the Center for Mexico and Central America, Institute for Latin American Studies at Columbia University."

*UPDATED

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1 (9 Dec. 2022)

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (Camps in NW Syria & Iraq) (9 Dec. 2022)