During a webinar on 17 September 2024, EMN Member and Observer countries and the Red Cross highlighted key practices and challenges in identifying victims of torture in the context of international and temporary protection. The experience of migrant torture survivors was further examined and ways to address their vulnerabilities were discussed.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: victim, torture, traumatism, applicant for international protection, credibility assessment, vulnerability, special needs
The Federal Judicial Police reveals that unaccompanied foreign minors in Belgium and throughout Europe are recruited by criminal organisations and forced to carry out theft or drug trafficking. The Federal Police draws attention to this invisible phenomenon and asks to make it a priority for action.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: unaccompanied minors, forced criminality
According to an announcement from the office of the Brussels Social Minister Alain Maron, 155 additional emergency places are opened today to accommodate homeless or poorly housed people in Brussels. The emergency shelter welcomes everyone, regardless of residence status.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: homeless shelter, extreme cold plan, homelessness
Samusocial, CIRÉ, Médecins du Monde, Ilot and the Brussels Platform Armoede have launched the campaign "Without papers, without rights, without shelter" to demonstrate the reality of undocumented persons and to propose concrete recommendations to policymakers in this field.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: homeless, undocumented migrants, access to employment, access to healthcare, gender
The World Health Organization has published its first-ever global research agenda on health, migration and displacement to guide research efforts to understand and address the health needs of migrants, refugees, and all forcibly displaced populations and shape responsive policies and practices worldwide.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: health, health emergency, migrant health
The organisation reports a huge increase in the number of vulnerable young asylum seekers who disappear in Belgium. The number of disappearances could double this year, compared to 2022 which had 136 cases.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: unaccompanied minors, disappearance
Today, the Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Nicole de Moor, the Minister of the Interior Annelies Verlinden, Fedasil, Child Focus, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons, and the Guardianship Service presented together a guide aimed at preventing and resolving the disappearance of unaccompanied foreign minors.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: unaccompanied minors, disappearance
The European Migration Network (EMN) Glossary is an essential resource, which offers an EU-wide multidisciplinary vocabulary of approximately 500 terms and concepts related to asylum and migration. Let's focus today on the term "best interests of the child" to make sure we have a common understanding and use of the term!
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: best interests of the child
The European Migration Network (EMN) Glossary is an essential resource, which offers an EU-wide multidisciplinary vocabulary of approximately 500 terms and concepts related to asylum and migration. Let's focus today on the term "unaccompanied minor" to make sure we have a common understanding and use of the term!
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: unaccompanied minors
You are from Liège and you want to give your time to unaccompanied foreign minors? Caritas is looking for volunteers who want to meet them and exchange, either by doing activities or by supporting them at school.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: unaccompanied minors, volunteer
On 5 May 2021, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted the Action Plan on Protecting Vulnerable Persons in the Context of Migration and Asylum in Europe (2021-2025) to increase cooperation among member states to protect the most vulnerable persons.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
The Federal Public Service Interior has made a short video about foreign unaccompanied minors seeking international protection in Belgium.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: unaccompanied minors
Europol launched a new report about child trafficking. It provides a comprehensive view on who the victims are and who the criminal networks are that trafficking the children in and into the EU.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: child victim of trafficking
Eurostat published a statistical analysis on the number of unaccompanied minors who applied for international protection in 2017. the 31,400 applications represent an important decrease compared to previous years.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups, International Protection
Keywords: unaccompanied minors
In 2018, the European Migration Network (EMN) celebrates its 10 year anniversary. On this occasion, the EMN organized a conference on 15 May in Brussels.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: anniversary, EMN conference
Today, the 47 Member States of the Council of Europe agreed on concrete action on protecting refugee and migrant children.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: migrant child
The Commission is today setting out actions to reinforce the protection of all migration children at all stages of the process and to ensure a closer link between the asylum and child protection services.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: migrant child, Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors
The news release covers main trends on the registration of unaccompanied minors among asylum seekers in the EU in 2015.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups, Data & Statistics, Asylum
Keywords: unaccompanied minors
The conference of the Belgian National Contact Point to the EMN– which took place on 4 December in Brussels – focused on challenges and opportunities associated with the return of irregular and vulnerable migrants.
Main Theme: Return & Readmission, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: EMN conference, forced return, reintegration programmes, voluntary return, vulnerable persons
As from 26 March 2015, unaccompanied foreign minors can also qualify for the special protection status when other protection, admission or residence procedures are ongoing.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: guardianship, protection, unaccompanied minors
Syria neighbouring States are increasingly affected by the number of refugees seeking sanctuary within their country. The European Commission is stepping up its assistance to Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon to contribute to address Syrian refugees’ needs.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups, Asylum
Keywords: financial assistance, humanitarian support, Syrian refugees
On 4 December 2014, 22 Syrian refugees landed in Belgium for resettlement. 53 more are expected to arrive by the end of the year. Further resettlements of Syrian refugees are planned in 2015.
Main Theme: Vulnerable groups, Reception, International Protection
Keywords: resettlement, State Secretary for Migration and Asylum Policy, Syrian refugees
The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a case-law in relation to international protection and protection of human rights in the case of alleged persecutions because of an applicant's sexual orientation.
Main Theme: Asylum, International Protection, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: Court of Justice of the European Union, credibility, fundamental rights, sexual orientation
The proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Regulation (EU) No 604/2013, aims at clarifying Member States’ responsibilities for examining the application for international protection of unaccompanied minors
Main Theme: International Protection, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: unaccompanied minors
Since 13 November 2014 and until May 2015, Belgium is chairing the Committee of Ministers, the political decision making organ of the Council of Europe. Under the Belgian Presidency, migration and asylum will be part of the issues tackled.
