ACRONYMS ACRWC BID CCL CPO CPS CYCCs UNCRC African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Best Interests Determination Centre for Child Law LHR Lawyers for Human Rights LRB Late Registration of Birth NGO Non-governmental organisation SACA South African Citizenship Act Child Protection System SCSA Save the Children South Africa Child and Youth Care Centres SAPS South African Police Service SOP Standard Operating Procedure USMC Unaccompanied and Separated Migrant Children Child Protection Organisation United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child DHA Department of Home Affairs DSD Department of Social Development UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Identity Document UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund ID IOM ISS LRC www.lhr.org.za International Organisation Migration International Social Services VFS MHPSS Visa Facilitation Centre Mental Health and Psycho social Support Legal Resources Centre www.savethechildren.org.za |5