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Trees Only Move in the Wind. A study of unaccompanied Afghan children in Europe

Document number
2442
Date
2010
Title
Trees Only Move in the Wind. A study of unaccompanied Afghan children in Europe
Author/publisher
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
Violence, Human rights violation, Crime against humanity, War crime, Armed conflict, Post-conflict situation, Terrorism, Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Restrictive migration measures,
Summary
‘A tree does not move unless there is wind' is an Afghan proverb which, roughly translated, means ‘there is no smoke without fire', or ‘nothing happens without a reason'. The proverb provides an appropriate title for a report that tries to explain why significant numbers of Afghan children are making the difficult and dangerous journey to Europe, unaccompanied by their parent
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