Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants Oral History Project
As the Prime Minister announced in his Apology on 16 November 2009, the National Library has conducted an oral history project to record the lives and experiences of Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants. Interviews were conducted across Australia, will be preserved in the National Library and made publicly available, subject to any access conditions imposed by interviewees.
An oral history project was recommended in two Senate Community Affairs References Committee reports
Lost Innocents: Righting the Record - Report on Child Migration (August 2001) and
Forgotten Australians - A report on Australians who experienced institutional or out-of-home care as children (August 2004). This oral history project received funding from the Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
Presidential Task Force on the Refugee Crisis Initiative A Child Rights Response to Child Migration and Migrant Children at Risk The Taskforce on the Refugee Crisis Initiative was formed by the IBA to highlight the difficulties faced by refugee and migrant unaccompanied children. The showcase resulted in providing 2 reports. The report from the IBA and Irish Centre for Human Rights examines the situation of children on the move in the context of international migration, with a focus on separated and unaccompanied children. Beginning with an overview of the most recent relevant data, there follows an analysis of international and regional legal and policy frameworks pertaining to child migration and trafficking in human beings. Selected examples of good, weak and promising practice are documented, with gaps in the protection of migrant children identified, followed by recommendations on strengthening the effectiveness of international legal standards protecting migra
Inside Look: Advocating For The Best Interests Of Immigrant Children
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In this Q&A, Eitan Peled, who until recently managed UNICEF USA’s Child Migration & Protection Program, connects with Olivia Peña from the Texas office of the Young Center for Immigrant Children s Rights, a UNICEF USA grantee, to dig into the group s legal and advocacy work on behalf of unaccompanied migrant children in U.S. custody. “Our services are seen as essential,” Peña says. “We are filling a gap.”
Please tell us a little bit about yourself, your organization and your role there.
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