Migration of children in Europe is a multifaceted and complex issue, and includes asylum seeking and refugee children, children forced or voluntarily migrating for work, children being abandoned when their parents migrate, as well as children being trafficked for various exploitative purposes. According to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, the departure of children to neighbouring countries is an issue of particular concern, and many children leave their country unaccompanied by their parents. Trafficking of children under 18, especially adolescent girls, for sexual and commercial exploitation occurs in many countries and adequate preventive and protection measures are not fully in place in all parts of Europe.

A large number of separated unaccompanied asylum-seeking children have disappeared from European reception centres and are vulnerable of abuse and exploitation. The issues of slow asylum processing, violent incidents towards internally displaced refugees and the lack of adequate psychosocial services are also of great concern in Europe. There is furthermore a growing number of children without legal documentation.

The absence of relevant statistical data with respect to separated unaccompanied children, as well as children being trafficked or leaving their country to work in neighbouring countries, makes it difficult to assess the situation of children in migration in Europe, and hence also to answer with corresponding preventive and protective actions in the practical support work.

Save the Children Sweden, Separated Children in Europe Network and the European Network of Masters in Children’s Rights are pleased to invite you to the European Conference ‘Focus on Children in Migration’, aiming to highlight some of the issues of concern listed above.

OBJECTIVES
To create a meeting arena for researchers from Universities, Non-Governmental Organisations and European Regional Bodies, in order to stimulate discussions on the latest research findings on various aspects of children in migration in Europe, from a child rights perspective.

FACILITY
Hotel Lord
AI. Krakowska 218
02-219 Warszawa
Poland

FEE
€ 80.00
The fee is paid at the registration desk of the conference, in cash in EURO. Coffee breaks, 2 lunches and dinner Tuesday evening are included in the fee. Please note that participation in the conference is possible only for those who have received confirmation of attendance in advance.

REGISTRATION
The closing date for registering to the conference is January 31 2007.
Please fill in the corresponding Registration Form.

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