Terre des hommes improves the reintegration of migrant children and their families from Albania and Kosovo who return home. Interview with Enkelejda Kallçiu and Marije Vuksani, Tdh Programme Officers for Migration and Anti-Trafficking in Albania and Kosovo.

Terre des hommes, as part of the Initiative for Child Rights in the Global Compacts, advocates for child rights to be at the core of their implementation.

Terre des hommes in Kosovo has worked over the past four years on the reintegration of returned migrant children and families. In 2018 alone, 1160 children and 456 parents benefited from our activities, in order to ensure their smooth reintegration and prevent further unsafe migration.

Roma children engaged in migration are often excluded from compulsory education. The lack of coordination between schools in localities of origin and destination, often coupled with discriminatory attitudes towards the Roma, impede children’s access to non-disruptive and quality education. Terre des hommes (Tdh) and its partners initiated the “MISTO AVILEAN!” project to promote the non-discriminatory integration of Roma children in the education system of three countries concerned by their migration – Romania, France, and Spain.

The European Union's deal with Turkey to control migration and return "irregular" migrants has led to policies and practices in Greece that are short-sighted, unsustainable, ineffective and dangerous, many NGOs – among them Terre des hommes in Greece – say on the deal's third anniversary.

Migrant children and youth are especially vulnerable to social exclusion. Through the MINT project, Terre des hommes and its partners aim at empowering refugee and migrant children as well as European youth to engage in new integration activities. By using an innovative mentoring programme, we will contribute to building more inclusive societies in Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia.

The current document aims at providing a clear framework for decision making and strategic development of Tdh migration programme in Europe, by outlining our vision and the specific objectives that will allow it to materialise in Europe, and by detailing out the key guiding principles that are underpinning our work in the region.

The Initiative for Child Rights in the Global Compacts welcomes the adoption of the Global Compact for Migration as an important step towards greater international collaboration on migration and the protection the rights of migrant children.

The Greek government and its European Union partners should urgently ensure that all asylum seekers on the Aegean islands are transferred to suitable accommodation on the mainland or relocated to other EU countries as winter approaches, Terre des hommes Hellas and 19 other human rights organizations said today.

After having fled war or misery, thousands of people have landed on the island of Lesbos, at the Moria camp, where they still dream of Europe and freedom.