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OAS Presents the Guide of Best Practices for the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Children on the Move in the Americas

  February 24, 2025

The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Department of Social Inclusion (DSI), and the Inter-American Dialogue will virtually present the Guide of Best Practices for the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Children on the Move in the Americas, (available in Spanish only) on Wednesday, February 26, at 14:00 EST (19:00 GMT). This document compiles noteworthy experiences in key areas such as social protection, education, health, training of migration staff, measures against trafficking and smuggling, care for unaccompanied children and adolescents, family reunification, data collection, and solutions to lack of documentation.

This guide builds upon the efforts of the Working Group on Migrant Children, convened by the Inter-American Dialogue since 2022, and the commitments established in the Declaration for the Protection and Integration of Migrant and Refugee Children and Adolescents in the Americas, adopted during the 53rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in 2023.

The launch event will feature the participation of:

• María Alejandra Palacio, Executive Director, Semillas de Apego, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
• Alejandra Macías Delgadillo, Vice President and National Director for Mexico, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
• Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian, Director, OAS Department of Social Inclusion
• Sarah Stanton, Manager, Education Program, Inter-American Dialogue
• Manuel Orozco, Director, Migration, Remittances, and Development Program, Inter-American Dialogue
• Álvaro Botero, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Education Program, Inter-American Dialogue
• Representative of the National Institute for Children and Adolescents (INAU), Uruguay

Press Contact: Nicole Levoyer Nicole Levoyer ([email protected])

WHAT: Launch of the Guide of Best Practices for the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Children on the Move in the Americas

WHEN: Wednesday, February 26, at 14:00 EST (19:00 GMT)

WHERE: Zoom (register (register here.))

Reference: AVI-035/25