Unaccompanied and Separated Children Video

Global Child Protection Working Group

 

This video examines Standard 13, “Unaccompanied and Separated Children,” of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, developed by the Global Child Protection Working Group and collaborators. The video explains the history and development of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and introduces Standard #13, which stipulates that: “family separation is prevented and responded to, and unaccompanied and separated children are cared for and protected according to their specific needs and best interests.” The video also includes interviews with key actors in the global child protection field.