Asylum and its Impact on the Refugee Child: Stories of Refugee Children in the Arab Region (Tunisia and Jordan as Case Studies)
31 December 2025 2026-01-11 17:25Asylum and its Impact on the Refugee Child: Stories of Refugee Children in the Arab Region (Tunisia and Jordan as Case Studies)
Asylum and its Impact on the Refugee Child: Stories of Refugee Children in the Arab Region (Tunisia and Jordan as Case Studies)
The persecution and regional conflicts that the Arab region has experienced in recent years have led to various humanitarian crises in many countries and have led to an increase in the number of forced refugees as a result of the outbreak of wars and successive conflicts. Among these, we find the category of children, whose number has increased significantly. Although asylum procedures and principles may give priority to children’s cases and uphold the child’s best interest, child refugee may face many risks in their daily life, such as deprivation of basic services, separation from their family, and a high rate of poverty, which results in child labor or marriage at an early age. In addition, they are exposed to the risk of detention, trafficking, and all forms of sexual and economic exploitation, which lead to severe negative impacts on this group throughout the stages of forced migration and on their way to seeking asylum. Among the Arab countries that were at the forefront of receiving children and developing general strategies to protect refugees were Tunisia and Jordan. In the same context, we will present some examples of the stories of children who were compelled into forced asylum due to the increase in armed conflicts in their countries and the high rates of violence. The conflict in Syrian territory has led to the migration of a significant number of families and children to Jordan and Tunisia, as is the case with Libyans forced by the conflict and war to flee their areas to Tunisian territory. As various as they are, the international and national legislations that aim to protect refugee children and secure their fundamental rights are unable to prevent the persistent violations and negative effects that impact them. At stake is their psychological and social development. Comparing the Tunisian and Jordanian experiences reveals the failure of these legislations and mechanisms to protect refugee children.
Hayet Saoudi, Arbi Cherni
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