NGOs Call for Action To Protect Children at EU Borders
December 10, 2021
Advocacy Asylum Child Protection Family Migration Policy Unaccompanied Minors
ICMC Europe and over 20 other NGOs urge governments to protect migrant children at Europe’s borders. Solidarity and responsibility-sharing in the EU asylum and migration system must prioritize safe routes to family reunion and international protection, not containment, pushbacks and returns.
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Human Rights Council Must Respond to Pushbacks at International Borders
June 24, 2021
Advocacy Child Protection Children & Youth Migration Policy Protection at Sea Unaccompanied Minors
In a joint statement, ICMC and 50 other organizations plead with the UN Human Rights Council to urgently respond to the global pattern of pushbacks, human rights violations, and lethal disregard for human life at international borders.
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.
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.
