This policy brief focuses on the child protection needs and lived experiences of migrant and forcibly displaced children in Pakistan. It draws on recent research conducted by UNICEF Pakistan and UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight, in collaboration with the National Commission on the Rights of the Child (NCRC) and the social enterprise Samuel Hall.
The research examines internally displaced Pakistani children, Afghan child migrants, and forcibly displaced children, with particular attention to their access to essential child protection services in urban and peri-urban areas of Pakistan. This policy brief presents key insights and recommendations from the study, emphasizing the need for improved, inclusive and rights-based responses to address the needs of migrant and forcibly displaced children, alongside those of children from Pakistani host communities.
It also underscores the importance and potential of promoting social cohesion between host and migrant communities through inclusive access to child protection and other social services.
Read the full brief: Increasing Access to and Quality of Child Protection Services for Children on the Move in Pakistan.
