Find here a list of relevant publications and guidance documents on the implementation of the best interests of the child for asylum practitioners. Although all effort has been made to provide a comprehensive list of publications and policy documents on the topic, the list below should not be considered exhaustive.

  • EASO, online tool for the identification of persons with special needs, 2016
  • EASO, Practical guide on age assessment, 2018
  • EASO, Practical Guide on Family Tracing, 2016
  • European Commission, Communication on the follow-up to the EU Strategy towards the Eradication of trafficking in human beings and identifying further concrete actions, 2017
  • FRA, Guardianship for children deprived of parental care — A handbook to reinforce guardianship systems to cater for the specific needs of child victims of trafficking, 2014
  • Save the children, Handbook and Toolkit on Unaccompanied and Separated Children of the interagency working group on unaccompanied and separated children, 2017
  • UNHCR and Unicef, Safe and Sound: what States can do to ensure respect for the best interests of unaccompanied and separated children in Europe, 2014
  • UNHCR, Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child, 2008
  • UNHCR, Field Handbook for the Implementation of UNHCR BID Guidelines, 2011
  • UNHCR, Considering the Best Interests of a Child within a Family Seeking Asylum, 2013
  • UNHCR/Unicef/IRC, The Way Forward to Strengthened Policies and Practices for Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Europe, July 2017
  • UNHCR, Guidelines on Policies and Procedures in Dealing with Unaccompanied Children Seeking Asylum, 1997
  • UNHCR, Guidelines on International Protection No 8: Child Asylum Claims under Articles 1(A)2 and 1(F) of the 1951 Convention, 2009
  • Unicef, Let’s Talk — Developing Effective Communication with Child Victims of Abuse and Human Trafficking, 2004
  • Unicef, Working Paper on Age Assessment, 2013
     
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