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6 Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Children
6 Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Children
Pages 43-50
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A GLOBAL VIEW OF FORCIBLY DISPLACED PERSONS WORLDWIDE Eskinder Negash presented a global picture of forcibly displaced people worldwide,2 a number which is at its highest point since World 1 Joan Lombardi is a senior advisor to the Bernard van Leer Foundation and based in the United States. 2 Eskinder Negash is senior vice president for global engagement with the U.S.
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. To address the high number of refugees and displaced children, Negash recommended recognizing displacement caused by gang violence and sexual orientation prejudice, as well as developing policies to
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ACEV offers a 10-week intensive preschool and family support program for the marginalized Kurdish population living in underdeveloped regions of southeastern Turkey. According to Hanoz, this population typically has a low socioeconomic status.
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CHILD MIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES -- AN ADVOCACY PERSPECTIVE Human Rights Watch (HRW) investigates and documents human rights abuses in 90 countries, exposes findings to the media, and advocates for policy change.
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Parker stated that every day, families are separated across the United States–Mexico border. United States citizen children remain in the United States, and their undocumented parents are deported back to Mexico or Central America.
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• Provide holistic services -- health, legal, and social -- to migrant children and families. THE TRANSATLANTIC FORUM ON INCLUSIVE EARLY YEARS Jan Peeters presented the work of the Transatlantic Forum on Inclusive Early Years,6,7 which was organized by the Centre for Innovation in the Early Years and the Migration Policy Institute, with support of the King Baudouin Foundation and 10 foundations from Europe and the United States.
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Also, in understanding that parent participation has different meanings in different contexts, Peeters encouraged workshop participants to see participation as more than just parents reading to their children, but having parents engaged in important decisions in early childhood centers that affect their children's lives. In addressing the large number of refugees coming to Europe, the Forum emphasized the need for integrated systems, particularly in regard to how the educational sector, child protection sector, and health care systems should work together to ensure smooth transitions between home and early childhood education.
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Breakout session participants highlighted the Head Start program for migrants in the United States as well as the United States resettlement program, both of which have contributed to positive outcomes for migrants. Also, a few participants noted that Belgium places the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child above national law, which has benefitted migrants via increased funding for schools that serve migrant populations.
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