On Tuesday 5 July, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) published recommendations to create alternatives to the detention of migrant children, a practice that exists in 27 European countries, including Member States.
In a statement, the three agencies highlighted alternative experiences in several Member States, such as in Italy and the Netherlands, where...