Child refugees & migrants

Refugee parents embrace their baby boy after upon arrival at Lesvos, Greece, after fleeing from their home country.
Refugee parents embrace their baby boy after upon arrival at Lesvos, Greece, after fleeing from their home country. © Anne Jose Kan |123RF Images

Introduction

Findings show that early childhood development activities in emergency contexts have seen remarkable improvements with critical benefits for the development of the youngest child refugees. The aim is to bring attention to the particular difficulties child refugees must endure and to highlight those practices and approaches that are helping child refugees reach their full potential. 

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Topics & initiatives

Hundreds of Slovenia refugee children and families travel together across a countryside on foot.

'Children on the Move'

We are witnessing an unprecedent level of human mobility; forced displacement worldwide is at a record high and it is here to stay, perhaps to grow. Children are largely represented; they are one of the most pressing humanitarian challenges of our time. 
Refugee child sleep on the ground at train station (Hungary).

The refugee crisis & the rights of children: Perspectives on community‐based resettlement programs

We are currently facing one of the largest and most complex refugee crises in modern times. Our aim is to bring attention to the particular difficulties child refugees must endure and to highlight those practices and approaches that are helping child refugees reach their full potential. 

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