- UNHCR (2008) Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child
- UNHCR and IRC, Field Handbook for the Implementation of the UNHCR BID Guidelines
- ICRC, Interagency Guiding Principles on Unaccompanied and Separated Children (includes links to other tools)
- ARC Critical Module 6: Separated Children
- Unicef (2007), The Lost Ones: Emergency care and family tracing for separated children from birth to five years
- Save the Children, Separated Children: Care and protection of children in emergencies (2010)
- Save the Children (2013), Alternative Care in Emergencies Toolkit
- RELAF and Unicef, Application of the UN guidelines for the alternative care of children: a guide for practitioners (2011)
- Plan International (2017), Community-based alternative care as a strategy for protecting Burundian refugee girls and boys: a case study from Mahama camp, Rwanda
- Save the Children, COVID-19 Guidance for Interim Care Centres (2020)
- Save the Children, Child Safe Programming and Safeguarding in Interim Care Centres (2019)
- UNICEF, Beyond institutional care (2020)
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