While 2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report called upon all governments to acknowledge human trafficking not only across borders but within borders of a country[1], 2020 TIP report calls upon all governments to implement frameworks and take action to bring an end to extraterritorial child sexual exploitation and abuse. TIP report defines extraterritorial child sexual […]

In this episode, ECPAT is sharing three stories of how travel and tourism businesses in Bolivia, with help from ECPAT Bolivia, have been working to protect children from sexual exploitation. Listen to the podcast here: Edit and voice over: Magdalena Mair

UN Virtual Forum on Responsible Business and Human Rights www.rbhrforum.com hosted a session during which the representatives of UNICEF Cambodia, ECPAT International, South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC), Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and Sampan Travel from Myanmar discussed the restart of tourism in the Asia-Pacific region while managing adverse impacts on child […]

The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, Dr. Najat Maalla M’jid, has shared a special message to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ECPAT. She honoured ECPAT work and how it enables victims and survivors to make their voices heard, the strength and spread of the network and how it brings light to […]

The Regional Action Group of the Americas (GARA – Grupo de Acción Regional de las Américas) continues its campaign and calls upon destinations to prioritise child protection now, and in the view of the restart of tourism. #WeDoNotAcknowledgeChildSexTourism #NoReconocemosUnTurismoSexualInfantil The correct terminology is the sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism. It’s not tourism, […]

Research from UNWTO  shows that the tourism sector is working with their communities during the pandemic —despite how companies are struggling themselves.  Employers from across global tourism are taking the lead in supporting their workers and helping the communities in which they operate, research carried out by UNWTO into the sector’s response to COVID-19 has […]

Terre des hommes (Tdh) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) have joined efforts to develop a Europe-wide child safeguarding programme aimed at providing a safe and positive experience for all children and young people who play football. Read more here. UEFA child safeguarding policy is available here.  The toolkit is available here. Sport […]

In the travel and tourism sector, service providers are another pair of eyes to protect children. The Regional Action Group of the Americas (GARA) promotes actions that protect children’s rights, so they can live and stay safe in tourism destinations. In this very particular time, as part of the travel and tourism sector, GARA members […]

COVID-19 has now spread to virtually every country in the world and has a devastating impact on people, economies, health systems, and communities. While most people’s lives are put on hold, criminals are finding ways to take advantage of the situation, including those who seek to sexually exploit children. As the world responds to COVID-19, […]

ECPAT International reaches over 100 countries In 1990, a group of people and organisations were concerned about the increase in travelling child sex offenders coming to Thailand to exploit children. As a response, they started ECPAT International to campaign against it. Over 30 years, the campaign evolved into the biggest global civil society network solely dedicated to […]