Refugee Survey Quarterly Advance Access originally published online on December 21, 2008
Refugee Survey Quarterly 2008 27(4):43-47; doi:10.1093/rsq/hdn048
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This article appears in the following Refugee Survey Quarterly issue: CHILDREN AT RISK [View the issue table of contents]
UNHCR's Executive Committee Conclusion on Children at Risk
*Ron Pouwels is the Senior Adviser for Refugee Children, UNHCR. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the United Nations or UNHCR.
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UNHCR's Executive Committee Conclusion No. 107 on Children at Risk,1 adopted in October 2007, provides operational guidance for states, UNHCR, and other relevant agencies and partners on the protection of children affected by forced displacement and statelessness who are at heightened risk. Recognizing these risks, the Conclusion outlines the main aspects of a comprehensive child protection system. It is divided into fundamentals of child protection, identification of children at risk, and prevention, response, and solutions.