Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Children: Interrupted Child Development and Unfulfilled Child Rights

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dc.contributor.authorVaghri, Ziba
dc.contributor.authorTessier, Zoë
dc.contributor.authorWhalen, Christian
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-21T20:04:28Z
dc.date.available2019-11-21T20:04:28Z
dc.date.copyright2019en_US
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe 21st century phenomenon of “global displacement” is particularly concerning when it comes to children. Childhood is a critical period of accelerated growth and development. These processes can be negatively a ected by the many stressors to which refugee and asylum-seeking children are subjected. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the most ratified human rights treaty in history, with 196 States Parties (SPs). The CRC provides a framework of 54 articles outlining government responsibilities to ensure the protection, promotion, and fulfillment of rights of all children within their jurisdictions. Among these are the rights of refugee and asylum-seeking children, declared under Article 22 of the CRC. Refugee and asylum-seeking children, similarly to all other children, are entitled to their rights under the CRC and do not forgo any right by virtue of moving between borders. The hosting governments, as SPs to the CRC, are the primary duty bearers to fulfill these rights for the children entering their country. This manuscript provides an overview of the health and developmental ramification of being displaced for refugee and asylum-seeking children. Then, an in-depth analysis of the provisions under Article 22 is presented and the responsibilities of SPs under this article are described. The paper provides some international examples of strengths and shortcomings relating to these responsibilities and closes with a few concluding remarks and recommendations.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis manuscript was prepared relying upon the generous funds granted to Z.V. by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) and the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR).en_US
dc.identifier.citationVaghri, Z., Tessier, Z. & Whalen, C. (2019). Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Children: Interrupted Child Development and Unfulfilled Child Rights. Children, 6(11), 120. https://doi.org/10.3390/children6110120en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children6110120
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/11328
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChildrenen_US
dc.subjectConvention on the Rights of the Child
dc.subjectchild rights
dc.subjectrefugee
dc.subjectasylum-seeking children
dc.subjectchild health
dc.subjectchild development
dc.subjectArticle 22 of the CRC
dc.subjectchildren on the move
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Public Health and Social Policy
dc.titleRefugee and Asylum-Seeking Children: Interrupted Child Development and Unfulfilled Child Rightsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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