UNICEF and IOM published a call for papers on the topic of Children on the Move: Building Migration Data Capacities. The UNICEF-IOM committee will review the papers and the best authors will be invited to the Expert Workshop organized by those organization, aiming to “engage in a concerted and cooperative global approach to meeting and sharing the minimum data required for understanding the needs and ensuring the protection of migrant and forcibly displaced children”. More information on the instructions and the application process can be found on the link below. The deadline to submit papers is February 6th.
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