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With so much discrimination, indifference and lack of solidarity towards refugees and migrants, the underlying causes of their situations are not easily solved.

On the occasion of the International Day of Children’s Rights on 20th November, the Swiss network publishes the final report based on the recommendations of the Committee on Children’s Rights.

The Alliance for the Rights of Migrant Children (ADEM) gave students enrolled in the Master in Children's Rights (MIDE) at the University of Geneva the opportunity to take part in an academic research project examining the ways in which unaccompanied minors access information in Switzerland.

In search of regularization and opportunities, unaccompanied minor asylum seekers (UMAs) face many procedural obstacles. Their safety, in particular, may be jeopardized if the appointment of a legal representative is not ensured. Anchored in Articles 19, 20 and 22 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), this measure of protection has been the subject of particular attention by the Committee on the Rights of the Child in its General Comment No. 6.

The website ankommen-zh, launched in February 2017, is a new source of information and has numerous offers for children and young migrants.