This paper is the third of the second edition of the child rights bridging papers for the Civil Society Days of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (Dhaka, Bangladesh, 8 to 10 December 2016). It examines specificities affecting children on the nove and other children affected by migration related to migrants stranded in distress.
The paper highlights key SDGs, sections of the NY Declaration, and recommended principles to guide actions concerning children on the move and other children affected by migration, related to migrants stranded in distress. It oulines seven recommendations regarding stranded children's rights. The paper explains the context of stranded children and key challenges and issues, including definitions of States’ obligations towards children, children’s right to life and survival, unregistered and stateless children, children’s right to be heard, the best interests of children, the arbitrary immigration detention of refugee and migrant children, family reunification and unity, and the right to education in crisis situations.
