Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

56 136. Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

58 150. Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

The cases involving women and unaccompanied minors were alarming.

Some 500 unaccompanied children separated from their families remain in Guinea.

Concern for separated and unaccompanied children was a near universal theme.

Draft resolution A C.3 58 L.38 Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

Children who are unaccompanied or separated from their families are especially at risk.

In addition, the decreased requirements reflect the decision taken by the President to travel unaccompanied.

When unaccompanied minors arrive in host countries, they are often treated the same way as adults.

UNICEF and its partners also facilitated the registration, tracing and reunification of separated and unaccompanied children.

4. Stresses the importance of providing adequate resources for programmes of identification and tracing of unaccompanied minors

Imagining a solo cello concert, one would most likely think of Johann Sebastian Bach unaccompanied cello suites.

The Government also provided detailed information on action taken for the protection of women migrants and unaccompanied children.

In West Africa, regular regional inter agency meetings were held with a particular focus on unaccompanied and separated children.

The tragic situation of unaccompanied refugee minors, to whom the Geneva conventions should apply, also gave cause for concern.

Among those forcibly returned from the Islamic Republic of Iran since the beginning of 2005, were 65 unaccompanied female Afghans.

13.3 States should ensure that separated and unaccompanied children are able to participate and are fully represented in the restitution claims process, and that any decision in relation to the restitution claim of separated and unaccompanied children is in compliance with the overarching principle of the best interests of the child .

The President We turn now to the draft decision, entitled Report of the Secretary General on assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors .

There were relatively few unaccompanied children, a fact that likely reflected a higher mortality rate among young children than was initially estimated.

Mindful of the fact that the ultimate solution to the plight of unaccompanied minors is their return to and reunification with their families,

Mindful of the fact that the ultimate solution to the plight of unaccompanied minors is their return to and reunification with their families,

Protection in the countries of origin financing a programme for a protection centre of unaccompanied or neglected children in Albania, after their repatriation.

Such incidents have resulted in the restricted movement of women, who allegedly are often fearful of working in the fields or travelling unaccompanied.

Bearing in mind that the most important steps in working with unaccompanied minors are rapid identification, immediate registration and documentation and tracing of family,

In emergencies, immediate protection efforts continue to focus on unaccompanied and separated children, and where necessary on child soldiers, in line with the CCCs.

She stated that the text sought to draw the international community's attention to the precarious situation of unaccompanied refugee children, a particularly vulnerable group.

In the performance of her mandate, the Special Rapporteur has paid particular attention to the situation of female migrants and children, especially unaccompanied children.

Collaboration with a number of fellow humanitarian agencies and NGOs resulted in the publication of a global registration form for unaccompanied and separated children.

3. Stresses the importance of providing adequate resources for programmes of identification, registration, documentation and tracing of unaccompanied minors and their reunification with their families

The needs of vulnerable individuals including the elderly, single female heads of households, separated and unaccompanied children, and the disabled should be given particular attention.

The Committee also adopted general comment No. 6 on the treatment of unaccompanied and separated children outside their country of origin (CRC C GC 6).

8. Expresses its deep concern about the growing number of unaccompanied and or separated refugee and internally displaced children, and calls upon all States and United Nations bodies and agencies and other relevant organizations to give priority to programmes for family tracing and reunification and to continue to monitor the care arrangements for unaccompanied and or separated refugee and internally displaced children

(b) Ensure that no unaccompanied child, including those from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is returned to a country where there are substantial grounds for believing that there is a real risk of irreparable harm to the child, for instance through disproportionate punishment for violating immigration laws, in accordance with the Committee's general comment No. 6 (2005) on unaccompanied minors

In the case of appointment and repatriation, staff members will be entitled to unaccompanied shipments or removal, as applicable, under appendix H to the Staff Rules.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare finances, inter alia, the operation of a Centre for Unaccompanied Children, 15 18 years of age (seeking asylum) at Anogeia Crete.

The women in the shelters are often unaccompanied deportees and women escaping from forced marriages (often with much older men), domestic violence and so called honour killings.

Last week, Matthew Albence, a senior official with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, testified before Congress that the agency had arrested dozens of people who applied to sponsor unaccompanied minors.

8. Expresses its deep concern about the growing number of refugee and internally displaced children who are unaccompanied or separated from their families, and calls upon all States and United Nations bodies and agencies and other relevant organizations to give priority to programmes for family tracing and reunification and to continue to monitor the care arrangements for refugee and internally displaced children who are unaccompanied or separated from their families

The Committee expresses concern about the mandatory detention of illegal migrants, including asylum seekers, in particular when such detention affects women, children, unaccompanied minors, and those who are considered stateless.

Concerning the problem of unaccompanied minors, the Government of Iceland had formulated a policy on that issue and continued to be committed to bilateral and multilateral cooperation in that regard.

The Inter agency Guiding Principles on Unaccompanied and Separated Children and common guidelines on psychosocial work being prepared within the Inter Agency Standing Committee were good examples of collaboration and progress.

The Committee offers detailed guidance on the care and protection of these children in general comment No. 6 (2005) on the treatment of unaccompanied and separated children outside their country of origin

Noting the efforts of the High Commissioner to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, including children and unaccompanied minors, and that further enhanced efforts need to be exerted to this effect,

Noting the efforts of the High Commissioner to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, including children and unaccompanied minors, and that further enhanced efforts need to be exerted to this effect,