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Online library - Athens, Greece: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) released report that highlights the importance of strengthening the available and durable solutions for unaccompanied children in Greece.
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Children are one of the most vulnerable groupings amongst…
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Multimedia - The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) – a network of 168 human rights organizations, primarily based in Europe, including SEE – has published a new report, ‘Navigating Irregularity: The impact of growing up undocumented in Europe…
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News - JOINT STATEMENT
Μore than 160 Greek and international organizations, academics and other actors from all over Europe, urge the Greek authorities to revoke a decision to close dignified alternatives in accommodating refugees οn Lesvos, Greece.…
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News - Surrey in the UK is helping lonely children seeking asylum. Here are the personal stories of two young people whom Surrey worked with.
Mohammed’s story
Mohamad (turning soon 18) arrived in the UK by smuggling himself from France through a lorry…
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News - Adding to the unbearably grim situation for migrants and refugees in Europe for the past couple of years the outbreak of Covid-19 and the subsequent state measures create stronger urge for taking action.
Importantly, the new social movement, Europe Must Act…
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News - 'Restore legality to protect refugees and the society at large amidst the pandemic'
Open letter signed by 121 Organizations
To
The President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou
The President of the Hellenic Parliament, Constantine An. Tassoulas
The Prime Minister of…
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News - Every child has the right to a peaceful and secure upbringing. Every child has the right to be cared for. Every child has the right to be treated with respect. Yet child migrants are frequently denied any of these things.
According to research from UNICEF, the world’s…
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Open Letter
To: The Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Dear Prime Minister,
The organizations signing this letter have been engaged for many years in the field of human rights and humanitarian aid and are looking to…
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News - Annie Chapman, a doctor from London and a volunteer of the Boat Refugee Foundation (BRF) in Lesbos, Greece, has recently published an observer special report at the Guardian. Her story about dire living conditions and a close look at cases of several patients sensibly…
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News - Fatima is three years old. She was born in Guinea, and arrived in Malaga, Spain on the night of 23 June 2019, after crossing the Mediterranean with a large group of strangers and a woman who claimed to be her aunt. The authorities were unable to confirm the…
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Multimedia - Dr. Maria Herczog, sociologist, child protection expert, President of the Hungarian Association "Families, Children and Youth", was interviewed by the tv station ATV. They covered the work of Eurochild on providing tools for the better integration of foreign…
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News - Yesterday, on the occasion of International Migrants' Day, Drahoslav Štefánek was appointed new Special Representative on migration and refugees.
The new role will focus on the protection of the fundamental rights of migrants and refugees, and developing proposals at…
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Online library - You will find in this guidance international and European standards on child-friendly practices in the context of migration, with real-life illustrations of the kinds of initiatives, programmes and procedures that serve to implement these…
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News - The European Commission created a site to collect promising practices on the protection of children in migration.
The platform is available for practitioners who want to promote their projects. The European Commission is not evaluating submissions; submitted…
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News - The Greek child protection organization, Terre des hommes Hellas, believes the authorities’ new plans for refugees and migrants put at risk the mental health and well-being of thousands of children and young people.
Athens, 25th November 2019 - The…
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News - The National Network for Children Bulgaria reported that the National Program for Preventing and Counteracting Trafficking in Human Beings and Protecting Victims for 2019 was adopted by the Bulgarian Government. This is an annual document implementing the Anti-Trafficking in…
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Online library - This summary describes the risks faced by children as well as the effects of movement on children.
Risks on the Move
As explained in our infographic, there is a whole spectrum of movement types for children. Those that involve…
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Online library - This review will inform the reader of migration trends, national policies, and the treatment of children on the move in Greece, Serbia, Italy, Hungary, and Bosnia.
Please download the document below.
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Event - Save the Date!
Since 2015, a growing number of migrant children have arrived in Europe – often unaccompanied. With protection systems at local level being strained and EU member states not fully complying with solidarity mechanisms, children have increasingly found…
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Webinar - Since the beginning of the so called "migrant and refugee crisis", many European countries have been facing difficulties while trying to cope with the crisis and effectively respond to the needs of the most vulnerable groups affected. Two years ago, ChildHub…
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Event - At least 250,000 children are reported missing every year in the European Union. Of these, missing unaccompanied migrant children represent the highest number of cases that go unreported, for reasons relating to fear of deportation or detention, inadequate reception…
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Online library - "In September 2017, there were approximately 2,850 unaccompanied children (UAC) in Greece among which 1,096 were accommodated in 50 UAC shelters and 240 in 8 safe zones nationwide. Of the total of 8,987 UAC who were referred to EKKA from 1 January 2016 to 30…
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Online library - At the end of May 2017, IOM reported 72,179[1] people stranded in Central and South Eastern Europe, a slight decrease compared to the previous month (73,900[2]). The real number is likely to be higher since IOM figures only capture people registered within national…
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This jointly chaired inquiry by Fiona MacTaggart and Baronness Butler-Sloss (written by Christine Beddoe) examines the actions of the British government towards protecting unaccompanied refugee children.
The UK considers itself to be a country on the…
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Online library - This document provides a brief outline of the main eight recommendations that the UNHCR, UNICEF and IRC advocate as a result of their extensive consultation work with practitioners, governments, the European Union, as well as with unaccompanied and separated…
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Online library - "UNHCR, UNICEF, and IRC established a consultative process to support states to better operationalise their response for the protection of unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) in Europe –the Roadmap to Strengthened Policies and Practices.
The…
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Online library - The intensification of migrant flows has applied tremendous pressure on European nations and their borders.
Coinciding with this growing and perpetual pressure, are the horrific experiences endured by migrants en route or within Europe, where many endure…
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Multimedia - Oumar, a 16 year old boy, survived a terrifying journey from Ghana to Italy. Now he lives in a foster family in Italy and he was rescued twice - once by the Italian coast guard, and once by his new foster family.
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Multimedia - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees had most recently published an infographic report illustrating migrant flows towards Italy.
The Infographic highlights the following:
(2017) From January 1 to July 2= 84,832 arrivals (2016) January 1 to…
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Multimedia - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees had released a weekly update relating to the arrivals of migrants in Italy for the week of June 25, 2017.
The infographic displays imperative figures pertaining to the number of estimated individuals arriving in Italy…
