Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

58 150. Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

56 136. Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

The cases involving women and unaccompanied minors were alarming.

It also noted worrisome attitudes towards unaccompanied minors and corrupt practices during apprehension.

Draft resolution A C.3 58 L.38 Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

Most European and North American countries have experienced an increase in unaccompanied minors flow.

When unaccompanied minors arrive in host countries, they are often treated the same way as adults.

4. Stresses the importance of providing adequate resources for programmes of identification and tracing of unaccompanied minors

The tragic situation of unaccompanied refugee minors, to whom the Geneva conventions should apply, also gave cause for concern.

The President We turn now to the draft decision, entitled Report of the Secretary General on assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors .

Mindful of the fact that the ultimate solution to the plight of unaccompanied minors is their return to and reunification with their families,

Bearing in mind that the most important steps in working with unaccompanied minors are rapid identification, immediate registration and documentation and tracing of family,

3. Stresses the importance of providing adequate resources for programmes of identification, registration, documentation and tracing of unaccompanied minors and their reunification with their families

He was particularly disturbed by the failure of the State party to assist minors, especially those who were unaccompanied, and wondered how it could allow such a lapse.

The Committee expresses concern about the mandatory detention of illegal migrants, including asylum seekers, in particular when such detention affects women, children, unaccompanied minors, and those who are considered stateless.

Concerning the problem of unaccompanied minors, the Government of Iceland had formulated a policy on that issue and continued to be committed to bilateral and multilateral cooperation in that regard.

A few weeks ago, French President François Hollande announced the Calais Jungle refugee camp would be dismantled, leaving thousands of destitute refugees, including unaccompanied minors, in northern France with nowhere to go.

Noting the efforts of the High Commissioner to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, including children and unaccompanied minors, and that further enhanced efforts need to be exerted to this effect,

6. Calls upon all Governments, the Secretary General, the Office of the High Commissioner, all United Nations organizations, other international organizations and non governmental organizations concerned to exert the maximum effort to assist and protect refugee minors and to expedite the return and reunification with their families of unaccompanied refugee minors

Bearing in mind that unaccompanied refugee minors are among the most vulnerable refugees and the most at risk of neglect, violence, forced military recruitment and sexual assault and therefore require special assistance and care,

Noting with appreciation the efforts of the Office of the High Commissioner and the United Nations Children's Fund in the identification and tracing of unaccompanied minors, and welcoming their efforts in reunifying families of refugees,

2. Expresses its deep concern at the continuing plight of unaccompanied refugee minors, and emphasizes once again the urgent need for their early identification and for timely, detailed and accurate information on their number and whereabouts

9. Acknowledges that education is among the most effective initial means of ensuring protection for unaccompanied minors, especially girls, by shielding them from exploitative activities such as child labour, military recruitment or sexual exploitation and abuse

3. Expresses its deep concern at the continuing plight of unaccompanied refugee minors, and emphasizes once again the urgent need for their early identification and for timely, detailed and accurate information on their number and whereabouts

5. Calls upon all Governments, the Secretary General, the Office of the High Commissioner, all United Nations organizations, as well as other international organizations and non governmental organizations concerned to exert the maximum effort to assist and protect refugee minors and to expedite the return and reunification with their families of unaccompanied refugee minors

SADC endorsed the measures taken within the United Nations system to protect and assist unaccompanied minors, who were among the most vulnerable members of the population, and emphasized that relocating and reconstituting families was the best solution.

Noting with appreciation the efforts of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Children's Fund in the identification and tracing of unaccompanied minors, and welcoming their efforts in reunifying families of refugees,

8. Condemns all acts of exploitation of unaccompanied refugee minors, including their use as soldiers or human shields in armed conflict and their forced recruitment into military forces, and any other acts that endanger their safety and personal security

9. Condemns all acts of exploitation of unaccompanied refugee minors, including their use as soldiers or human shields in armed conflict and their forced recruitment into military forces, and any other acts that endanger their safety and personal security

The age requirements generally used by the airlines are between the ages of five and eleven years old (and sometimes up to 15 it is always advisable to contact the airline to make sure that they accept unaccompanied minors as passengers).

The question of assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors was considered by the General Assembly at its forty ninth to fifty second, fifty fourth and fifty sixth sessions (resolutions 49 172, 50 150, 51 73, 52 105, 54 145 and 56 136).

The Special Rapporteur considers that they must be given specific attention in order to remedy the problems that have been noted, whether they be the application of legal procedures, administrative practices or the poor functioning of procedures relating to caring for unaccompanied minors.

6. Urges the Office of the High Commissioner, all United Nations organizations, as well as other international organizations and non governmental organizations concerned to take appropriate steps to mobilize resources commensurate with the needs of unaccompanied refugee minors and for their reunification with their families

7. Urges the Office of the High Commissioner, all United Nations organizations, other international organizations and non governmental organizations concerned to take appropriate steps to mobilize resources commensurate with the needs and interests of unaccompanied refugee minors and for their reunification with their families

A 60 300 Item 42 of the provisional agenda Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors Report of the Secretary General A C E F R S

The curriculum is identical for female minors and male minors, yet some schools conduct the lessons separately.

Involvement of Minors in Prostitution

At its fifty eighth session, the General Assembly requested the Secretary General to report to it at its sixtieth session on the implementation of the resolution entitled Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors and to give special attention in his report to the girl child refugee (resolution 58 150).

Among the Arab education system, the gap between the genders was also in favor of the male minors, although the dropout rates of Arab female minors exceeded those of Jewish female minors.

Some 500 unaccompanied children separated from their families remain in Guinea.

Concern for separated and unaccompanied children was a near universal theme.

The practice of recruiting minors continued.

Nine of the victims were minors.

Female minors' entitlement to a matriculation degree also was higher in this sector than male minors (56.3 and 44.7 , respectively).