Eligible but excluded: The Protection of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Greece

The Global Health Residency Track of Christiana Care Health System is pleased to invite you to this month's global health talk.

Speaker: Divya Mishra, PhD

Topic: As an unprecedented number of refugees washed ashore Greek islands in 2015, numerous humanitarian organizations launched response efforts to provide displaced people with aid. Among these efforts were child protection projects for unaccompanied minors, who by some estimates made up 35% of the new arrivals in 2015. This talk presents the findings of a 2018-2019 study exploring how the development of immigration and refugee assistance policies systematically excluded certain categories of unaccompanied minors from accessing child protection programs that they were eligible for. Using the situation of unaccompanied refugee minors in Greece as a case study, this talk discusses how limited local knowledge in humanitarian response situations can lead to unintended consequences, and highlights management strategies that can respond to unexpected information.

All are welcome to attend this talk.  Global Health Curriculum residents are required to attend.  Light refreshments will be provided, and there is no charge to attend. 

For more information on the Global Health Curriculum, please contact:

• Dr. Karla Testa, ktesta@christianacare.org
• Dr. Anna Filip, anna.filip@christianacare.org
• Dr. Omar Khan, okhan@christianacare.org

The CCHS Global Health Curriculum is an interdepartmental collaboration, supporting the Global Health Tracks in the Depts. of Medicine and Family Medicine, and the Med-Peds Residency, with the support of the Delaware Academy of Medicine, Delaware Public Health Association, and Delaware Academy of Family Physicians.

There is no charge to attend this event, but registration is required. Food and Refreshments will be served.