New guidance for EU border officials on protecting migrant children
The rights of children as they move across the frontiers of Europe are the focus of a new paper aimed at border officials. Children in Migration, Fundamental rights at European borders summarises the main safeguards of...Read more
Migrant children in the UK are going missing from care – here’s how to protect them
Separated children who arrive alone in the UK are being placed in hotels by the Home Office – and many of them are then going missing.Read moreNew guidance from Council of Europe on protecting migrant children from abuse
The Council of Europe (CoE), which monitors and oversees human rights across the EU, has published new guidance designed to better protect children against sexual exploitation and abuse in crisis situations. Children’s lives are disrupted and...Read more
More children are having to migrate because of climate change: Here are 9 principles the UN proposes for protecting them
In May 2002, Kofi Annan, the late Secretary-General of the United Nations, presided over the first General Assembly special session on children, insisting that the UN discuss the ‘future we’re preparing with them, not for...Read more
Vienna latest city to offer home to child migrants from Greek islands
Vienna says it wants to take in 100 children in need of protection from the refugee camps on the Greek islands. The Austrian capital is the latest EU city to offer a haven for unaccompanied migrant...Read more
Finland and Portugal latest destinations for Greek migrant children
Portugal and Finland have together taken in a further 49 unaccompanied migrant children from Greece as part of a European Commission and United Nations partner agencies’ relocation scheme.Read more
Luxembourg welcomes latest wave of unaccompanied child migrants
UN agencies say the latest relocation of a group of unaccompanied child migrants from Greece to Luxembourg is a demonstration of ‘humane and concrete’ European solidarity. Twelve children in all had been living for several months...Read moreGermany urges EU colleagues to accept more migrants from Greece
Germany says it will shortly be taking in hundreds more unaccompanied minors from Greek migrant camps over the coming weeks, and has urged fellow EU countries to follow its example. Announced Germany’s intentions, Foreign Minister Heiko...Read more