Creating Better Policies to Protect Children in the Move
November 26, 2020
Advocacy Child Protection Children & Youth Migration Policy Unaccompanied Minors
At the International Organization for Migration's Council Meeting, says ICMC urges governments to better protect migrant children by collecting data on their age, gender, and accompaniment status for more efficient protection policies, and by facilitating family unity.
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Child Rights in the Global Compact for Migration, UNECE Regional Review
November 24, 2020
Advocacy Asylum Child Protection Children & Youth COVID-19 Detention Education Family Global Compact on Migration Migration Policy
At the UNECE Regional Review of the Global Compact for Migration, the Initiative for Child Rights pleaded with governments to prioritize children’s best interest, end child detention, facilitate family reunification, and protect children from the dangers of COVID-19.
ICMC Recommendations at UNECE Regional Review of Global Compact for Migration
November 24, 2020
Advocacy Complementary Pathways COVID-19 Detention Global Compact on Migration
At the UNECE Regional Review of the Global Compact for Migration, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ICMC urged governments to grant migrants access to services, expand regular migration pathways, and end detention.
New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Is Not Yet the Fresh Start Needed
October 19, 2020
Advocacy Asylum Child Protection Complementary Pathways Detention Family Health Migration Policy Protection at Sea Resettlement (Advocacy) Returns Unaccompanied Minors
New policy proposals on migration and asylum released by the European Commission in September 2020 risk limiting the access to protection and fair asylum procedures. A group of 82 civil society organizations, including ICMC Europe, analyze the proposals in a joint statement.
European Civil Society Organizations: Refugee Resettlement Can’t Wait
September 21, 2020
Advocacy COVID-19 Resettlement (Advocacy)
Seven civil society organizations and networks urge the European Union to urgently revive and increase its refugee resettlement efforts. Resettlement is one of the few safe, legal pathways for vulnerable refugees to reach the EU. However, COVID-19-related travel restrictions have brought resettlement in Europe to a standstill for several months.
