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Options Paper 1: Options for governments on care arrangements and alternatives to detention for children and families

Knowledge Platform

Options Paper 1: Options for governments on care arrangements and alternatives to detention for children and families

Reception and placement options in the immigration context for children and families should be non-custodial and with appropriate case management support. They should respect the principle of minimum intervention and fulfil the best interests of the child, along with his/her rights to liberty and family life. Children need to be treated first and foremost as children, regardless of their immigration status. An ethic of care and not enforcement should prevail in all interventions concerning them.

Date of Publication
Target Audience
Government
Source / Publisher
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Language
English
Other
Other Language
Georgian
Indonesian
Turkish
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
7
Cross Cutting Theme
Human rights
Child-sensitive
Keywords
Child and young migrants
Detention (migration)
Status
Published

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