Current Challenges in the Resettlement of Minors through UNHCR and the Best Interest Determination (BID) Process

This documents looks at separated children living in refugee camps, in particular the resettlement process undertaken by UNHCR for these separated children. The document provides certain recommendations and concludes that vast numbers of children remain unable to return to their parents or to integrate fully into the local community. Thus, they remain for years in unstable situations in refugee camps, wasting their crucial developmental years. The paper recommends that the BID process should be uniformly applied for all children and that evaluation of the best Durable Solution for each refugee child must be included.