Working Group Description

The child protection sub-group coordinates the comprehensive response for the protection and prevention of the violation of the rights of migrant and refugee children and adolescents, whether unaccompanied, separated or with their families. The response focuses on the most affected areas of the country and is coordinated and complemented by national and local government institutions, civil society organizations and national and international NGOs. The sub-group has 4 strategic objectives: - To coordinate the comprehensive, effective and unified response of government institutions, civil society and international cooperation for the protection of refugee and migrant children and adolescents and their families in Colombia. - Strengthen the Colombian government to develop strategies for the integral protection and prevention of the violation of the rights of refugee and migrant children, adolescents and their families. - Implement training processes to increase the response capacities of public servants and NGO and international cooperation officials in the care of refugee and migrant children and adolescents, the promotion of their rights and the prevention of their violation. - Generate knowledge management processes and tools to strengthen the capacity of institutions in decision-making for the comprehensive protection and prevention of the violation of the rights of refugee and migrant children and adolescents.