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Analyzing the role of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in addressing the issue of refugee children in Indonesia as a transit country under the 1989 convention on the Rights of the Child
The 21st century phenomenon of global displacement is particularly concerning when it comes to children. Childhood is a critical period of accelerated growth and development. These processes can be negatively affected by the many stressors to which refugee and asylum-seeking children are subjected. In Indonesia, 27% of the refugees registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees are under 18 years old. Although Indonesia is not their final destination, they prefer to wait in a transit country rather than experience terror and persecution in their home country. As a non-state party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, Indonesia has no legal obligation to protect these refugees, however Indonesia is a party to the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, which obligates every State Party to ensure the fulfilment of children's rights, including the rights of refugee children. Indonesia as a transit country and state party to the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child facing a dilemma in assisting the refugee children.
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