This report examines the various policies that affect the rights of unaccompanied refugee children as defined by the Refugee Act of 1980. Included is a discussion of the appropriate interrelationship between the Federal, State and local governments and voluntary agencies in the establishment and funding of refugee programs; and the appropriate response of the Federal government to unaccompanied children. These children are said to have the following rights: (1) preservation of ethnic identity; (2) access to family reunification; and (3) access to programs developed with the participation of the Federal government, voluntary agencies and the State and local governments. Also reported are the responsibilities and guidelines for programs administered by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the adjustment problems of Indochinese and Cuban, and Haitian refugee children, and recommendations for general program guidelines and for foster care programs for unaccompanied minors. (JCD)