Glossary
The EMN Glossary – as one of the key products of the EMN - improves comparability by enabling a common understanding and use of terms and definitions relating to asylum and migration. The Glossary draws on a variety of sources, but primarily on the legislation of the EU asylum and immigration acquis, and makes terms available in the majority of EU Member State languages.
The online version is regularly updated and available in various languages.
- BG: no translation
- CZ: nezletilý bez doprovodu
- DE: alleinstehendes Kind
- EE: vanematest eraldatud laps
- EN: separated child
- ES: menor separado
- FI: huoltajasta erilleen joutunut lapsi
- FR: enfant séparé
- GA: páiste dealaithe
- GR: παιδί (αποχωρισμένο από την οικογένεια)
- HU: kísérő nélküli kiskorú
- IT: minore separato
- LT: atskirtas nuo tėvų vaikas
- LV: bez vecāku vai aizbildņu gādības palicis bērns
- MT: Tifel /Tifla mifrud(a) // separat(a)
- NL: alleenstaand kind
- NO: enslig barn (b) / einsleg barn (n)
- PL: małoletni bez opieki
- PT: criança separada
- RO: minor neînsoţit / separat
- SE: separerade barn
- SK: odlúčené dieťa
- SL: otrok brez spremstva
A child under 18 years of age who is outside their country of origin and separated from both parents or their previous legal / customary primary caregiver.
A child may be totally alone while another may be living with extended family members. All such children are separated children and entitled to international protection under a broad range of international and regional instruments.
- BG: оценка на възрастта
- CZ: určení věku
- DE: Altersfeststellung
- EE: vanuse määramine
- EN: age assessment
- ES: determinación de la edad
- FI: iän määrittäminen / iän selvittäminen
- FR: détermination de l’âge
- GA: measúnú aoise
- GR: ektímisis tis ilikías
- HU: kormeghatározás
- IT: accertamento dell’età
- LT: amžiaus nustatymas
- LV: vecuma noteikšana
- MT: Valutazzjoni / Stima tal-età
- NL: leeftijdsonderzoek
- NO: aldersvurdering
- PL: ustalenie / ocena wieku
- RO: evaluarea varstei
- SE: åldersbedömning
- SK: posúdenie veku
- SL: ocenjevanje starosti
Process by which authorities seek to establish the chronological age, or range of age, of a person in order to determine whether an individual is a child or not.
2. According to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, General Comment No. 6, the identification of a child as an unaccompanied and separated child (UASC) includes age assessment, which should take into account physical appearance, but also psychological maturity. The assessment must be conducted in a scientific, safe, child and gender-sensitive and fair manner, avoiding any risk of violation of the physical integrity of the child, giving due respect to human dignity.
3. Age assessment can include a variety of processes or procedures either undertaken singularly or in combination, such as: analysis of documentary evidence, interview, X-ray, physical or other form of medical examination.