Unaccompanied minors in Switzerland

Abstract

Regional Conference – “Migration of unaccompanied minors: acting in the best interests of the child”.
Torremolinos, Málaga – Spain, 27-28 October 2005

The Swiss authorities first became aware of the presence of unaccompanied minors in the late 1980s, as one of the increasing side-effects of the asylum procedure. Each year, several hundred children apply for refugee status in order to be entitled to settle in Switzerland.

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