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This report provides an updated data-driven assessment of female genital mutilation (FGM) around the world. It narrates through numbers the stories of millions of girls and women who have survived the practice and the millions more who remain at risk.
The report reveals that over 230 million girls and women worldwide have undergone FGM – a 15 per cent increase, or 30 million more girls and women, compared to the data released eight years ago. The largest share of the global burden is found in African countries, with over 144 million cases, followed by over 80…
This book explores the process of orphanage trafficking as a form of child trafficking in international law, examining the contexts in which it occurs and providing a comprehensive, holistic approach to addressing the issue as a form of trafficking.
In doing so, the author establishes the method and process of orphanage trafficking as an issue of international concern and one that countries should work together to tackle.
It outlines specifically what steps countries where orphanage trafficking occurs should take legislatively to combat the issue, and similarly what steps…
WHAT IS ORPHANAGE TRAFFICKING?
Orphanage trafficking is a form of child trafficking defined as the recruitment or transfer of children into orphanages, or any residential care facility (RCF), for a purpose of exploitation or profit. It involves both ‘acts’ and ‘purposes of exploitation’ that meet the definition of child trafficking under the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (‘UN Trafficking Protocol’).
This document provides clear definitions of what orphanage trafficking is and how to detect this kind of exploitation.
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This is a list of indicators of acts: Unlawful Removal, Recruitment, and Transfer of a Child into a Residential Care Institution
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This statement was released by the Working Group on Orphanage Trafficking and Exploitation -- a global coalition of Members of Parliament, government leaders, survivor leaders, and key stakeholders committed to combatting orphanage trafficking and the exploitation through raising awareness and identifying, creating, and implementing tools that curb the demand for orphanage trafficking and stop the exploitation of children in residential care settings, including orphanages. The Working group aims to raise awareness and combat orphanage trafficking at the policy level globally. …
The practice of child marriage has continued to decline globally. Today, one in five young women aged 20 to 24 years were married as children versus nearly one in four 10 years ago. Yet progress has been uneven around the world, and in many places the gains have not been equitable, leaving the most vulnerable girls behind.
This year marks the halfway point to the deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and when it comes to ending child marriage, a number of challenges loom large. Despite global advances, reductions are not fast enough to meet the target of eliminating the…
This article examines the intersections of orphanage trafficking, a form of child trafficking and modern slavery, and the sale and sexual exploitation of children with reference to the Sustainable Development Goals. It outlines the contextual challenges of these intersections highlighting the special protection needs of children residing in institutions and outlines how orphanage tourism and funding undermine care reform efforts of national authorities.
To address these issues, we make recommendations to address both the in-country and external causal factors that drive and enable…
In the project “Applying Safe Behaviours”, SOS Children’s Villages is working to enable children, young people and professionals to prevent and appropriately respond to peer violence amongst children and young people in alternative care and vulnerable families.
“Applying Safe Behaviours: Preventing and Responding to Peer Violence Amongst Children Without or At Risk of Losing Parental Care” is a two-year project (2021-2023) co-funded by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship (REC) Programme of the European Union.
Through the project, we aim to make children…
Executive Summary
The goals to achieve inclusive and equitable quality education for all children (as laid out in SDG 4) and to eliminate all forms of child labour by 2025 (as put forth in SDG Target 8.7) are inextricably linked. On the one hand, education is not only a fundamental right for all children, but also a key element in preventing child labour. Conversely, there is clear evidence that the insufficient provision of education keeps children out of the classroom and pushes them into work. In this regard, both the access to education and the quality of education play an…
Watch the launch of a ground-breaking report: Cycles of Exploitation: The Links Between Children’s Institutions and Human Trafficking. The report makes recommendations for breaking the complex cycles of exploitation that trap children and let traffickers go free.