New EU Migration Pact ‘could not be worse’ for refugee children
The passing of the new EU Pact on Migration & Asylum will ‘significantly weaken’ protections for children who are fleeing war, hunger and threat to life, says Save the Children.Read more
As shelter limit for migrant families nears, NYC schools try to prepare
New York City schools have started preparing for a massive reshuffling of students as early as next month, as thousands of migrant families face a new limit on shelter stays, say education officials.Read moreWorld Health Organization: Children among crucial focus areas for new migration research
Children’s rights will likely be one of the core focus areas of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) first-ever global research agenda on health, migration and displacement, shaping research on understanding the health needs of all...Read moreChild in the City World Conference 2023 – introducing…Wadha Almutawa
As we build towards our flagship conference taking place from 20-22 November, Child in the City will be previewing some of our scheduled speakers, through a mixture of presentation summaries and Q&As. Today we feature...Read more
Global Cities Fund announces major city grants to help migrant children
Six cities have been selected to receive sizeable grants from the Global Cities Fund to help migrant and displaced children. Amman (Jordan), Dunaivtsi (Ukraine), Guayaquil (Ecuador), Milan (Italy), Montevideo (Uruguay), and Ramallah (Palestine) will all receive...Read more
Migrant children in the UK are going missing from care – here’s how to protect them
Separated children who arrive alone in the UK are being placed in hotels by the Home Office – and many of them are then going missing.Read more
More ‘safe spaces’ on the way for migrant children and families in Colombian cities
Migrant and refugee children in three Colombian cities will soon be able to access ‘safe spaces’ thanks to work led and now expanded by the Bernard van Leer Foundation.Read more
UK councils offered cash to take in asylum-seeking children for the long term
City councils and other UK local authorities are being offered cash incentives to take in extra asylum-seeking children (UASC) on a long term basis.Read more
Hundreds of migrant children ‘face abuse at European borders’
Hundreds of unaccompanied minors are facing violence and abuse as they travel across EU borders, and being illegally rejected from entering some countries, says the Save the Children charity. The children move on foot, hide under...Read more
‘DIY-style’ school helps educate Indian migrants facing eviction
A low-cost school that is easy to build and dismantle can meet the educational needs of migrants and those living in informal settlements across India. Swati Janu, the designer of ModSkool is also urging cities to...Read moreEU-wide programme to protect migrating children in Central America, Mexico and Africa
The European Union, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, have launched a new EU-wide programme strengthen child protection systems and provide alternatives to immigration detention.Read moreFinland and Portugal latest destinations for Greek migrant children
Portugal and Finland have together taken in a further 49 unaccompanied migrant children from Greece as part of a European Commission and United Nations partner agencies’ relocation scheme.Read more