December 2017

Global agreements on migration and refugees should include commitments to protect children, UNICEF urges world leaders

MEXICO CITY/NEW YORK/GENEVA, 30 November 2017 – The rights, protection and wellbeing of uprooted children should be central commitments of global migration policies, UNICEF said today ahead of a meeting in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on safe, regular and orderly migration.

Pediatric refugee clinic at Yale helps children 'move beyond the trauma'

The screening process for refugees entering the United States involves multilayered security checks, interviews and an overseas medical exam. After their arrival, families will undergo another health assessment, usually coordinated by a resettlement agency.
 
It’s in these spaces, like a program at Yale University, where their stories begin to unfold to the doctors and physicians-in-training.

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