Department
Public Policy Hub
Description or Abstract
This paper discusses the matter of Egyptian unaccompanied migrant children (UMC). It firstly provides insight into the manifestations of this problem in Egypt, major factors and reasons why the phenomenon of UMC occurs, and highlights the risks of the problem. Subsequently, the actual efforts for solving the problem are analyzed, elaborating on the Egyptian government’s curtailment policies. The paper concludes by providing recommendations on how the crisis of UMC could be resolved in the near future.
Keywords
migrants, Egypt, minors, public policy, migration, refugees
Credits/Acknowledgments
The Public Policy Hub was estabished in 2017 by Laila El Baradei (PI), Shahjahan Bhuiyan (Co-PI), and Mohamed Kadry (Program Manager)
Faculty Advisor
[advisor not specified]
Content Type
Article
Language
eng
Publisher
The Public Policy HUB, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, AUC
Publisher Location
Cairo
Recommended Citation
Shokr, Shaimaa and Salama, Usama, "Children on the Move:The Egyptian Unaccompanied Migrant Children" (2018). Papers, Posters, and Presentations. 69.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/studenttxt/69
Policy Brief 11: Children on the Move