10 Key Points for incorporating a gender approach
in the identification of unaccompanied or separated girls, adolescent girls and LGBTIQ+ adolescents on the move in children and adolescents on the move support protocols
Highlights
Human mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean, as in other regions, increasingly includes women, girls, adolescent girls, and LGBTIQ+ adolescents facing specific vulnerabilities. This guide aims to shed light on this situation and provide guidelines for identification with a gender perspective.
The document proposes ten key points to strengthen protocols and guidelines, including:
- Collecting disaggregated and inclusive data.
- Building safe, inclusive spaces and promoting non-sexist language.
- Addressing the specific needs of Indigenous girls, girls with disabilities, and adolescents seeking income-generating opportunities.
- Guidance on LGBTIQ+ adolescents, adolescent mothers, and adolescents in early unions.
- Inter-institutional coordination, specialized training, and emotional care for teams.
This guide does not provide direct support or protection tools; rather, it is focused on identification of unaccompanied or separated girls, adolescent girls and LGBTIQ+ adolescents, and on recognizing vulnerabilities, so that protection systems can act with a gender-sensitive approach.
This series is complemented by:
- Invisible Migration: Unaccompanied or Separated Girls, Adolescent Girls and LGBTIQ+ Adolescents (UNICEF LACRO, 2021)
- National protocols for child and adolescent protection in mobility contexts
