New research reveals how the visa someone arrives on shapes whether their first ten years are secure or spent in poverty.
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10,000 children, from mostly Jewish families, were saved from the Nazis by the Kindertransport visa-waiver scheme, which started in 1938.
As conflicts last longer, the number of refugees and other displaced people is on the rise.
Creating a school environment that is welcoming to everyone is important.
Why are governments so rarely seen as being responsible for creating the conditions that allow asylum seeker tragedies to occur?
While most people offering support to Ukrainians are well-intentioned, it’s not always the case. There are a reports of women and girls fleeing Ukraine being raped in their new countries.
Adolescent girls can contribute to social change, economic growth, sustainable development and peaceful societies. They should be able to live their lives free from violence.
But out-of-date kit, lack of access to digital technologies and expensive mobile broadband packages can all act as barriers to being able to operate successfully in the digital world.
The Kindertransport saved thousands of Jewish children from the Nazis before World War II. But planned reforms to UK asylum policy are putting refugee children at risk.
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the human rights of child migrants rarely follow them when they cross borders.
The visa waiver scheme saved thousands of Jewish children from persecution – but at a huge cost.
In the seven years since civil war erupted in Syria, refugees have fled the violence and destruction. But starting over in a new country after such experiences is much harder than it may seem.
What’s it like to be a refugee in the UK?
New research into the health of newly arrived refugee children in Australia gives us clues about how we can help all refugee kids.
Child refugees talk about their experience of transitioning into a new high school in Australia.
There were mixed reactions to refugees from the Spanish Civil War and the Nazis by the British press.
Vulnerable children have had their hopes crushed.
Post-WWII Britain welcomed child refugees with open arms. Now they are put in camps and treated with contempt.
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