On 18 October 2017, during the 33rd session of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities , the Current Affairs Committee will approve a report on “Refugee children and minors: the role and responsibilities of local authorities”. This is a follow-up to the resolution the Congress adopted in March 2017 on the reception of refugees and integration of migrants in general, where it had already drawn attention to the need to prioritise action for children in precarious situations, including children in refugee reception centres. The future work programme of the Committee also includes a report on the situation of border regions facing migration flows, which should be ready for discussion in 2018.
Newsletter - October 2017
newsletter summary
- Prague conference, event on statelessness and cooperation with UN, OSCE/ODHIR
- Human Rights court on deportation, detention and collective expulsions of migrants and refugees
- GRETA published report on Ireland
- CPT published reports on Greece and Slovenia
- Commissioner calls for an inclusive education for all children, and visits Luxembourg and attends Prague conference
- Congress to approve a report on the role of local authorities in protecting refugee children
- Age assessment, guide for parliamentarians and a visit to Hungarian transit zones
- European Qualifications Passport for Refugees project
- A new course on the rights and protection of refugee and migrant children