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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 - Re...

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 ...

Inside Look: Advocating For The Best Interests Of Immigrant Children Share to Linkedin 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. OLIVIA P...

Is. the problem here is this is accentuating the passions on both sides of the issues. what the conservatives are saying is this proves we're not enforcing the law and we have to get the border secure before which do anything. what the president and democrats are saying is this makes the case for immigration reform because that will bring a whole new surge of folks at the border and make our border a lot stronger. the president does have a humanitarian crisis on his hands here. there are over 52,000 of these unaccompanied minors and it's going to be very difficult for him to get reform through...