Achievements
Legal protection and juvenile justice
• Child Rights Act promulgated, greatly increasing legal protection for children
• New guidelines issued on juvenile justice, leading to the release of some young offenders from detention
• Family and community group conferencing introduced to find alternatives to detention
• Child rights training held for judges and police across the country
Local protection
• Child protection systems established in 11 provinces, with multi-disciplinary task forces working to protect children
• Child Rights Volunteers operating in 22 provinces
• Landmines awareness education for school children
• More than 100 social workers and other professionals trained on child protection issues in tsunami-affected areas
Trafficking
• World’s first multi-country Memorandum of Understanding signed between Thailand and its neighbours
• More than 800 vulnerable girls trained by the Youth Career Development Programme
Refugee and migrant children
• Child protection systems established in nine refugee camps
• Health and other services for newborns in refugee camps
• Drop-in centre supported for migrant children on the Thai-Cambodian border
