SAFETY, WELLBEING AND LOCAL INTEGRATION OF REFUGEE CHILDREN

The 21st century has witnessed a significant rise in forced displacement, leading to a critical refugee crisis. Among the vulnerable populations affected, refugee children face substantial threats to their safety and well-being, with an alarming increase in their numbers due to global conflicts. A staggering 43.3 million children have been displaced by conflict and violence, constituting 41% of the entire displaced population. Hosted predominantly in low- and middle-income countries, the refugee children, especially the unaccompanied ones, encounter magnified vulnerabilities due to the lack of guidance and support.

The winners of the International Children’s Peace Prize 2023, Anastasiia Demchenko, Sofiia Tereshchenko and Anasatsiia Feskova from Ukraine, recognize these challenges and are actively working through their mobile apps – Refee and Svity, to enhance access to essential services for refugee children. This report critically examines the status of refugee children’s rights in host countries and assesses the adequacy of integration measures. Employing desk-based and sociolegal research, it analyzes international legal frameworks, national integration policies, and utilizes Turkey as a case study to provide an in-depth analysis.

Read our report Safety, wellbeing and local integration of refugee children to learn more.