Protection of the Refugee's Family 1999, para. (c)
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Calls upon States, UNHCR and other relevant actors to give particular attention to the needs of unaccompanied refugee children pending their reunification with their families; and affirms, in this regard, that adoption of refugee children should only be considered when all feasible steps for family tracing and reunification have been exhausted, and then only in the best interests of the child and in conformity with international standards.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Document type
ExCom Conclusion
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Movement
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Persons on the move
Year
1999
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
ExCom Conclusion No. 88, Protection of the Refugee's Family (1999), OP (c).