Child protection

Child trafficking

Today, every country in the CEECIS Region is an origin, transit or destination point for trafficked children.

Trafficking of children is defined in the Optional Protocol to the CRC (the Palermo Protocol) as the “recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons for the purpose of exploitation (not always sexual).” Exploitation includes at a minimum prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.

Guidelines on the protection of child victims of trafficking
October 2006
English [PDF] Russian [PDF]

Background Paper on Child Trafficking in CEECIS
How many children are trafficked in our region? Who are they?
What are the challenges highlighted by trafficking in human beings in South Eastern Europe?
What is UNICEF’s response? What are the country profiles in CEECIS?
March 2006 [Word]

Action to prevent child trafficking in South Eastern Europe: A Preliminary Assessment
Terre des hommes, UNICEF (June 2006) [English full PDF] [Page 1-20, 21-48, 49-70, 71-94]

Reference Guide on Protecting the Rights of Child Victims of Trafficking in Europe
2006 [English Web][English PDF] [Russian PDF]

Trafficking in human beings in South eastern Europe
The 2004 report, Trafficking in human beings in South Eastern Europe focuses on prevention of trafficking in these SEE countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the UN-administered Province of Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro. The report focuses on the status of the implementation of National Plans of Action, legislative reform, victim assistance, trafficking in children, and prosecution. It also serves to update the 2002 review of the situation and responses to trafficking in SEE presented jointly by UNICEF, UNOHCHR and OSCE/ODIHR in June 2002.
[PDF]

Evaluation of anti-trafficking policies, Romania, 2006
[PDF]

Combating Child Trafficking

Handbook for Parlimentarians (Number 9, 2005)
UNICEF/Inter-Parliamentary Union
English [PDF]

Combating Child Trafficking

Handbook for Parlimentarians (Number 9, 2005)
UNICEF/Inter-Parliamentary Union
Russian [PDF]

More resources

Human Trafficking in the Russian Federation. Inventory and analysis of the current situation and responses
[English PDF] [Russian PDF]

UNICEF perspectives on prevention of child trafficking and protection of child victims of trafficking (PDF)

Guidelines for Protection of the Rights of Child Victims of Trafficking, April 2005 (Word)

Trafficking in human beings in South Eastern Europe, 2004, Full Report (PDF)

Trafficking in human beings in Southeastern Europe, 2003, Full Report (PDF)

Trafficking in human beings in Southeastern Europe Full Report (PDF) Executive Summary, 2002 (Word)

Reference Guide on Protecting the Rights of Child Victims of Trafficking in Europe
2006. New tool designed specifically for use by those working to protect children victims of trafficking within the European region.

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UNICEF Resource package on Child Protection in CEECIS

Access Child Protection: A resource package for CEE/CIS

UNICEF/Terres des Hommes Report

Action to Prevent Child Trafficking in South Eastern Europe: A Preliminary Assessment
June 2006
[PDF Full report] [Page 1-20, 21-48, 49-70, 71-94]