Child Trafficking

Terre des Hommes Internation Federation organizes the conference entitled: " Addressing trafficking in human beings: governments’ responses in the EU and NGO strategies outside the EU” on October 20, 2010 in Brussels.The conference aims at sharing experiences and good practices with other practitioners, policy- and decision-makers active in the anti-trafficking and child protection fields. During the conference, will be assessed strategies against child trafficking implemented by NGOs outside the EU, as well as the anti-trafficking policy of EU Member States within the EU.

The report summarizes the study on the situation of unaccompanied Afghan children in Europe. It was commissioned by UNHCR and conducted in 2010.
The analysis is based on a review of 198 cases. This is a relatively small number in relation to the total number of young Afghans who have made their way to Europe in recent years, and some of the information they provided could not be verified. Nevertheless the report presents in a comprehensive manner situation of minor Afghans, who constitute one of the largest groups of unaccompanied children who are currently making their way to Europe.

All citizens and organizations, especially those dealing with children's rights, are welcome to contribute to the consultation of European Commission's Communication on the Rights of the Child (2011-2014). The objective of the Communication is to further advance the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, first launched in 2006.

A study carried out by Terre des hommes in Belgium, France, Spain and Switzerland on the disappearance of unaccompanied foreign minors placed in institutions. The study has been conducted in 2008 and 2009. It's main value is that it deals with an issue which receives too little attention and aims to make visible children who had become invisible. The report of the study is based on comparison of the situation in four European countries receiving migrant children, and formulates a series of universal recommendations based on these observations.