More than half of all refugees worldwide are children. There are many reasons why they are leaving their homeland.
Some are separated from their parents on the run. However, many have to deal with the dangerous escape routes from the start.
Refugee children are not only exposed to a variety of dangers, they also have to master the difficulties that asylum procedures pose in the countries of arrival.
Refugee children are not only exposed to a variety of dangers, they also have to master the difficulties that asylum procedures pose in the countries of arrival.
UNHCR published guidelines on asylum applications from children in 2009 and guidelines on how to deal with them were also developed at European level. Despite these guarantees, there are still numerous gaps in protection. Developments in the field of children’s rights are often not sufficiently taken into account in the asylum procedure.
The primary goal of UNHCR is to raise awareness among the actors in the asylum system for the special needs of these children and young people. Refugee children and adolescents not only need to be treated in a child-friendly manner in the asylum procedure, they also need child-friendly accommodation and care as well as ideal training or further education.
It is often particularly difficult for children and adolescents to find their way in the asylum procedure. UNHCR Austria has a brochure and one website designed to make their way through the process easier. Even the Austrian school system is not easy to understand at first glance. Here UNHCR offers help with a Education Directions.
The majority of unaccompanied minor asylum seekers in Austria come from Afghanistan, followed by children from Syria, Iraq or Somalia. The number of asylum applications has dropped significantly in recent years. While almost 4,000 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum in Austria in 2016, there were almost 500 in 2018.
"Your asylum procedure in Austria"
Information on the asylum procedure for children and adolescents who have fled to Austria alone. Available in multiple languages [Download English] [Download Arabic] [Download Dari] [Download Paschtu] [Download Somali]
Suggestions for the care of unaccompanied children and young people
The UNHCR paper provides an overview of the existing care system for unaccompanied children and adolescents in Austria quality Practices and challenges and make suggestions for possible improvements.
Report on legal representation of unaccompanied minors
The report presents 50 standards for the legal representation of unaccompanied children and adolescents in the asylum procedure and the current situation in Austria.
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