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Press release


NEW GUIDELINES PROVIDE FIRST GLOBAL POLICY FRAMEWORK ON PROTECTING CHILDREN ON
THE MOVE IN FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

25 July 2022
UNICEF/UN0328207/Chakma

GENEVA/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, 25 July 2022 – The United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Georgetown
University, and the United Nations University have today launched new guidelines
to provide the first-ever global policy framework that will help protect,
include, and empower children on the move in the context of climate change.

The Guiding Principles for Children on the Move in the Context of Climate
Change provides  a set of 9 principles that address the unique and layered
vulnerabilities of children on the move both internally and across borders as a
result of the adverse impacts of climate change. Currently, most child-related
migration policies do not consider climate and environmental factors, while most
climate change policies overlook the unique needs of children.

The guidelines note that climate change is intersecting with
existing environmental, social, political, economic, and demographic conditions
contributing to people’s decisions to move. In 2020 alone, nearly 10 million
children were displaced in the aftermath of weather-related shocks. With around
one billion children – nearly half of the world’s 2.2 billion children – living
in 33 countries at high risk of the impacts of climate change, millions more
children could be on the move in the coming years.

Developed in collaboration with young climate and migration activists,
academics, experts, policymakers, practitioners, and UN agencies, the guiding
principles are based on the globally ratified Convention on the Rights of the
Child and are further informed by existing operational guidelines and
frameworks.

The guiding principles provide national and local governments, international
organizations and civil society groups with a foundation to build policies that
protect children’s rights.

The organizations and institutions are calling on governments, local and
regional actors, international organizations, and civil society groups to
embrace the guiding principles to help protect, include, and empower children on
the move in the context of climate change.

UNICEF

“Every day, rising sea levels, hurricanes, wildfires, and failing crops are
pushing more and more children and families from their homes,” said UNICEF
Executive Director Catherine Russell. “Displaced children are at greater risk of
abuse, trafficking, and exploitation. They are more likely to lose access to
education and healthcare. And they are frequently forced into early marriage and
child labour. Working together, through coordinated action informed by these
principles, governments, civil society, and international organizations can
better protect the rights and well-being of children on the move.”

IOM

“The climate emergency has and will continue to have profound implications for
human mobility. Its impacts will be most severe with particular segments of our
communities such as children, we cannot endanger future generations,” said IOM
Director General António Vitorino. “Migrant children are particularly vulnerable
when moving in the context of climate change yet their needs and aspirations are
still overlooked in policy debates. With these guiding principles we aim to
ensure visibility to their needs and rights, both in policy debates and
programming. Managing migration and addressing displacement of children in the
context of climate change, environmental degradation and disasters is an immense
challenge that we must address now.”

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

“While the new guidelines do not offer new legal obligations, they distill and
leverage key principles that have already been affirmed in international law and
adopted by governments around the world,” added Elizabeth Ferris, Director of
Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of International Migration. “We
urge all governments to review their policies in light of the guiding principles
and take measures now that will ensure children on the move in the face of
climate change are protected today and in the future.”

UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR POLICY RESEARCH

“The international community has been sounding the alarm on climate change and
environmental degradation for years, as well as the likelihood of mass human
displacement. These predictions have come true with climate-related migration
observed in all parts of the world. Among those that move because of the rapidly
changing climate are an increasing number of children. While these children
benefit from a range of international and national protections, the subject
matter is highly technical and difficult to access, creating a protection
deficit for child migrants,” added David Passarelli, Executive Director of
United Nations University Centre for Policy Research. “UNU, UNICEF, and our
partners have stressed the need for concise guidelines that communicate risks,
protections, and rights in clear and accessible language. The Guiding Principles
for Children on the Move in the Context of Climate Change were developed with
this specific objective in mind. This tool helps navigate the complex nexus of
migrant rights, children’s rights, and climate change in order to respond more
quickly and effectively to the needs of children on the move in the context of
climate change.”

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MEDIA CONTACTS

Sara Alhattab
UNICEF New York
Tel: + 1 917 957 6536
Email: salhattab@unicef.org
Pravaran Mahat
Regional Communication Specialist
UNICEF ROSA
Tel: +977 9802048256
Email: pmahat@unicef.org


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ABOUT UNICEF

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most
disadvantaged children. Across more than 190 countries and territories, we work
for every child, everywhere, to build a better world for everyone. 

UNICEF’s Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA) works with UNICEF Country Offices
in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri
Lanka to help to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them
fulfil their potential. For more information about UNICEF’s work for children in
South Asia, visit www.unicef.org/rosa and follow UNICEF ROSA
on Twitter and Facebook.

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ABOUT IOM

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a leading international
intergovernmental organization in the field of migration, committed to the
principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. With
partners in the international community, it assists in meeting the growing
operational challenges of migration management, advances understanding of
migration issues, encourages social and economic development through migration
and upholds the human dignity and well-being of all migrants. Read more about
IOM`s work on migration, environment, climate change and disaster risk reduction
on IOM Environmental Migration Portal.

 


ABOUT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

The Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM) is an innovative
multidisciplinary center that studies the social, economic, environmental, and
political dimensions of international migration.

 


ABOUT THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR POLICY RESEARCH

For the past four decades, United Nations University (UNU) has been a go-to
think tank for impartial research on human survival, conflict prevention,
sustainable development, and welfare. With more than 400 researchers in 13
countries, United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) is one
of 13 research and training institutes that comprise the think tanks in the UNU
system. UNU-CPR, operating out of New York and Geneva, combines research
excellence with deep knowledge of the multilateral system to advance innovative
solutions to current and future global public policy challenges.


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