Many children engage in migration each year, and this number is increasing. Child migrants constitute a larger proportion of the global migrant, asylum-seeking, refugee and displaced population. Their journeys are as diverse as the ones taken by adults, but child migrants have their own individual experiences, vulnerabilities, and rights. What are the risks throughout a child migrant’s journey? How can States better protect them? What is a child-focused approach to migration? What do government officials need to consider when developing child migration policies?
Find answers to all these questions and more in the EMM2.0 e-course on Child Migration. This online course lays out the foundation for a child-rights based approach to migration. It provides an analysis of key drivers for child migration and the diversity of their profiles. The module also explores key policy approaches for government officials and policymakers to best respond to the topic of child migration.
This e-course is designed for stakeholders interested in strengthening their capacity to address child migration: government officials with migration-related policy functions; IOM/UN staff; other migration stakeholders such as members of the civil society and diaspora organizations; academics, policy scholars, students and other individuals from teaching/research institutions.
As we go through this module, it would be useful to complement your learning by reading the EMM2.0 chapters on:
Child migration and policy approaches
Consider your own experience
Definition of a child migrant
The international legal frameworks
Children exposed to violence, abuse and exploitation
Discrimination of child migrants
Children in detention
Separation from parents or caregivers