Regional Roundtable on Alternatives to Child Detention | Nov 2019 | Bangkok

The Asia Dialogue on Forced Migration (ADFM) is pleased to co-convene a Regional Roundtable on Alternative Care Arrangements for Children in the Context of Migration in the Asia Pacific. The roundtable is being jointly held by the Royal Thai Government Department of Children and Youth, and the International Detention Coalition.

This roundtable was first suggested at the seventh meeting of the Asia Dialogue on Forced Migration (ADFM) in Bangkok in November 2018, where participants supported the idea of creating a regional peer-learning platform on this issue.

The last time regional governments came together on this issue was in 2015. Now, on the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, with the Global Compacts receiving widespread support in the region, and following the recent passage of the ASEAN Declaration on the Rights of Children in the Context of Migration, there is a real sense of momentum in the region for action and change.

Over the past year IDC and ADFM have been working with the Department of Children and Youth in the Thai Ministry of Social Development and Human Security to put together the two day roundtable and site visit. Thirty-five representatives from implementing and policy agencies within the governments of Thailand, Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as civil society and international organisations, are coming together in Bangkok to share positive practice and assist each other to meet and address implementation challenges.

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