Guidance to respect children’s rights in return policies and practices

Guidance to respect children’s rights in return policies and practices

This document provides guidance for state authorities on the design and implementation of return procedures that are child rights compliant.

Guidance to respect children’s rights in return policies and practices
Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals
Target Audience
Government
Source / Publisher
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Child Circle
European Council On Refugees And Exiles (ECRE)
Save the Children
Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Regional
Region
Europe
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
21 - Dignified return and reintegration
Cross Cutting Theme
Rule of law and due process
Human rights
Child-sensitive
Keywords
Child and young migrants
Return migration
Status
Published

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).