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An unaccompanied minor (sometimes "unaccompanied child" or "separated child") is a child without the presence of a legal guardian.
“Unaccompanied minors refer to individuals under the age of 18 for whom no acceptable adult, neither parents nor others, was present at the time of asylum claim in Canada. They are equivalent to resettlement program’s “truly separated minors.”
Unaccompanied minors are children under the age of 18 who migrate without the presence or care of a legal guardian or adult responsible for their well-being. These children often flee situations of violence, persecution, or poverty in their home countries, seeking safety and a better life elsewhere.
A missing person under the age of 18 is classified as a missing child. In the case of a missing child, they are considered missing if they are no longer in the care or control of their legal guardian and have not been removed by law, and they are considered missing until returned to appropriate care and control.” Royal Canadian Mounted Police ...
Nov 16, 2015 · Unaccompanied children are defined as children who have been separated from both parents and other relatives and are not being cared for by an adult who, by law or custom, is responsible for doing so (Article 22).
‘Separated children’ are children, as defined in Article 1 of the CRC, “who have been separated from both parents, or from their previous legal or customary primary caregiver, but not necessarily from other relatives. These may, there-fore, include children accompanied by other adult family members.”3. II. Principles.
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Sep 13, 2000 · UNHCR supports the initiative of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration (CIC) to develop a national policy regarding the reception and care of unaccompanied minor asylum-seekers.
