Catalogue by countries / UNHCR Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child
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| ISS/IRC Code | TOOL-CHILD ENG-045 |
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| Title | UNHCR Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child |
| Author | UNHCR |
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| Date published/issue | 05-00-2008 |
| Date received | 00-00-0000 |
| Place published | SWITZERLAND |
| Editor | UNHCR |
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| Page | 97 |
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| Type of material | Booklet |
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Commentaries Information |
| Country concerned |
WORLD |
| Index |
Child-rights Unaccompanied-child Child-care Conv-crc Child-opinion Family-reintegration Refugee Child-home-study Placement Child-interest Human Rights |
| Free text | This document is the final version from the paper released in May 2006. This final version have been produced following two years of field testing. The guidelines aims to help the determination of the best interests of the child. This publication offers guidance (Chapter 1) on how to apply the best interests principle in practice, and defines (Chapter 2) the three situations in which UNHCR must undertake a BID. These include (i) the identification of the most appropriate durable solution for unaccompanied and separated refugee children, (ii) temporary care decisions for unaccompanied and separated children in certain exceptional circumstances, and (iii) decisions which may involve the separation of a child from parents against their will. The chapter 3 of the Guidelines provides detailed guidance on the procedure. This consists essentially of two key steps: collecting and analysing all relevant information; and balancing all relevant factors to determine which of the possible options is in the best interests of the child. The first step can be undertaken either directly by UNHCR or entrusted to partners, usually NGOs, whereas the second step should normally be taken by a multidisciplinary panel. Chapter 3 also provides guidance on how to weigh the relevant factors, when determining a child's best interests. This document is available through the link: http://www.unhcr.org/protect/PROTECTION/4566b16b2.pdf |
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| Degree of interest | Of interest |
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| Potential users |
All |
| Other potential users |
General |