Protection

Legal

• Note on Unaccompanied Children Fleeing from Ukraine- describes challenges and legal frameworks for unaccompanied children from Ukraine arriving in the EU

• Advancing Protection for Unaccompanied Children- outlines quality legal assistance and recommendations for improving EU Migration and Asylum Pact

• Emergency Child Protection Response Checklist- provides steps for professionals to prevent trafficking and protect children in emergency situations

Organizations

• Children on the Edge- organization providing educational support to refugee children in camps

• Destination Unknown- part of a global network focusing on the rights of children on the move

• Eurochild- network supporting migrant and refugee children in Europe

• ECRE- alliance advocating for the rights of refugees and displaced persons in Europe

• Terre des Hommes International Federation- network advocating for children's rights and equitable development

• Missing Children Europe- organization supporting missing children and families across Europe

• The Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC)- protect and empower women, children, and youth displaced by conflict and crisis, by advocating for gender-transformative and sustained improvement in humanitarian, development, and displacement policy and practice

Advocacy

• I am a Child! (NGO Committee on Migration)- Provides guidelines for protecting migrant and refugee children’s rights, developed in partnership with CoM, World Vision, and Caritas Internationalis

Strategies

• Practical Toolkit on Children’s Participation (terre des hommes)- offers guidance on creating safe spaces and practical ideas for children’s participation

• Information for People Fleeing War (European Union)- site offering information on rights, temporary protection, and international assistance for those fleeing the war in Ukraine

• Let Children be Children (Sorina Zainea)- compendium of case studies showcasing practices for protecting and integrating refugee and migrant children in Europe

• Strengthening Child Protection Systems (UNICEF)- brief highlighting child protection issues for children on the move, including gender differences and challenges in border crossings

• What Works to Protect Children on the Move (UNHCR)- rapid evidence assessment on protecting refugee children