For the World Refugee Day on June 20th
06/17/2022 - In the past ten years, the number of refugees and displaced people has doubled, now more than 100 million people are fleeing, including around 40 million children and adolescents under the age of 18. They flee from war, child and gender-specific persecution, environmental degradation and lack of prospects. »More adults, children and adolescents have never been forced to leave their places of residence worldwide. We all know what dangers are exposed to fleeing children and adolescents. It is therefore high time that the Federal Government finally puts the paradigm shift announced in the coalition agreement in the flight and migration policy, »demands Beat Wehrle, CEO of Terre des Hommes.
The traffic light coalition has the chance to initiate some important reforms at least in the national framework. However, with the first legislative procedure, the so -called opportunities for opportunities, urgently needed improvements for refugee children and adolescents are deported. »Announcements from the coalition agreement such as the relief in family reunification cannot be found in the bill. Even if some reliefs in the right of staying improve the situation of many years of tolerated, important regulations for family reunification or for ban on deportation for minors who could help them directly are missing, «explains Sophia Eckert, child rights expert at Terre des Hommes.
Furthermore, Terre des Hommes appeals to the federal government to take care of the people who had to flee to neighboring countries from Afghanistan in front of the Taliban. »We have cases of minors in whom the recording from Pakistan is massively delayed. In order to prevent families from being torn apart or have to live separately for a long time, the criteria for family reunification must be passed on, «said Sophia Eckert.
The children's rights organization Terre des Hommes is committed to the rights of refugee children and young people worldwide. Terre des Hommes supports projects from partner organizations for self -organization for self -organization for minors, psychosocial care or to improve their accommodation situation. In addition, Terre des Hommes is committed to enforcing the requirements of the UN Convention on the Rights of Children on the political level towards the Federal Government, European Union and United Nations.