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Afghan unaccompanied minors in the Netherlands: Far away from home and protected?

Melissa Siegel (melissa.siegel@maastrichtuniversity.nl) and C. Buil (buil@merit.unu.edu)
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No 2014-037, MERIT Working Papers from United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

Abstract: This study aims to provide insights into the migration situation of Afghan unaccompanied minors UAMs in the Netherlands and the extent to which the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child CRC is respected. This paper contributes to the scarce literature on the largest group of UAMs in the Netherlands and in many European countries. On the basis of participant observation in a UAM campus and interviews with Afghan minors and various stakeholders involved with UAMs the following aspects were analysed in relation to the CRC reception facilities, standard of living and care, possibilities of education, work and leisure, psychological difficulties and the legal situation. The study found that the Netherlands does well on the reception facilities, the standard of living and care, and the work conditions. Improvements can be made regarding educational opportunities, leisure, mental health care, integration and length of asylum procedure

Keywords: Afghanistan; unaccompanied minors; refugees; asylum seekers; migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J13 J15 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-04-31
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