Child Wise

New Report by UNICEF - Reversing the Trend : Child Trafficking in East and Southeast Asia
August 2009

This report is a regional assessment of UNICEF's efforts to address child trafficking, drawing on country assessments conducted in China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam in early 2008. It also highlights trends, gaps, lessons learned, promising and good practices across the region. Despite varying contexts and different experiences across these countries. Click to download the report.

More to be done on human trafficking
September 04, 2009

AUSTRALIA might have been a key player in the decade-long effort to stamp out human trafficking in Asia, but the problem is worse and the criminal networks more sophisticated than ever, a new Unicef report finds.

Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People Campaign launches around the world
The ECPAT and The Body Shop Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People Campaign has launched around the world, with national launches in the Netherlands, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, the UK, Sweden, Singapore, New Zealand, Canada, the US and Hong Kong. 

Read the report  - Their Protection is in Our Hands - The State of Global Child Trafficking for Sexual Purposes prepared by ECPAT International and The Body Shop.  The report reveals that the trafficking of children and young people for sexual purposes in many countries is increasing and governments need to do more to tackle the problems and protect children and young people. The report includes a call for accelerated action around key goals drawn from the World Congress III. 

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