This tool is designed to support ILO constituents and senior government officials, among others, to establish, assess or revise system for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). As countries increasingly recognize the value of informal and non-formal learning, this tool seems important for member...

This 2-year project is aimed at protecting children affected by migration in eight countries of Southeast, South and Central Asia, including Uzbekistan. The project will be implemented till the end of 2020.

This document outlines a 10-point multi-stakeholder action plan. For employers, refugees, governments and civil society. It draws on extensive consultations with employers and others who play a key role in promoting the integration of refugees in local and national labour markets. The Action Plan...

This campaign, inaugurated in 2015, aims to address problems relating to immigration detention of children by enhancing co-operation between parliaments, ombudspersons, competent government bodies and civil service.

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This research programme, which explores the vulnerabilities of children on the move, includes several interlinked projects on child migrants which will be completed in 2021. 

The project supports countries in measuring progress towards the goals and commitments of the GCM and GCR processes, and SDG targets, as well as in creating improved data-related practices to ensure every child living in the context of migration or displacement has a chance to realize his or her...

Description: The UN Migration Agency joins with Save the Children and other Civil Society and UN partners to calling for the Global Compacts to protect migrant children. Video: Save the Children 2017

Burden? Criminal? Lost cause? What we call refugee and migrant children matters. Children uprooted by war, violence and poverty are children no matter what. World leaders must make a real commitment to protecting the rights of children on the move. It’s on all of us to stand with refugee and migrant...

The Global Compact for Migration is the first-ever international agreement on a common approach to international migration in all its dimensions. Countries adopting the Global Compact For Migration must commit to ensure the well-being and protection of all migrant children. #AChildIsAChild #Children...

This 2-page guide, “Recommended Principles for Children on the Move and Other Children affected by Migration,” was prepared by Jacqueline Bhabha and Mike Dottridge. The "Principles" recommend actions to be taken by policy makers and stakeholders to enhance programming and improve the protection of...

Chapter 8 of the World Migration Report 2020 examines unsafe international child migration, and the ongoing tension between migration governance and child protection imperatives. It details the different types of child migration globally, including their drivers, and issues related to the data on...

The Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) is a framework for more predictable and equitable responsibility-sharing, recognizing that a sustainable solution to refugee situations cannot be achieved without international cooperation. 

This report shows how the lack of safe and legal pathways for refugee and migrant children feeds a booming market for human smuggling and puts them at risk of violence, abuse and exploitation. Building on recent UNICEF policy proposals, it sets out ways that governments can better protect these...

This report discusses why it is often difficult to find data on missing migrants disaggregated by age. It explores what measures could be taken to improve data on missing migrant children, to help improve policy options and to prevent these tragedies from occurring. The report is a contribution to...

This dashboard brings together information on current measures implemented by governments in response to COVID-19 alongside the population size and the number of children, child migrants and displaced children living in those countries. Government measures are updated daily, reflecting changes in...

The 2019 GEM Report continues its assessment of progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) on education and its ten targets, as well as other related education targets in the SDG agenda.

This year the Report focuses on the theme of migration and displacement. It presents evidence on...

UNICEF’s Data & Analytics (D&A) team is the global go-to for data on children. It compiles publications, datasets, guidance, journal articles and data visualizations and dashboards on children.

Resources on children and youth on the move by children and youth on the move

Latest UNICEF research related to migrant and displaced children. It includes publications, articles, among others.

Resources and policy positions related to children in the implementation of the Global Compact for Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees.