GARA held its annual meeting on 7-9 November 2018 in la Antigüa, Guatemala. The meeting was attended by the representatives of the Ministries from Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Uruguay. ECPAT International and the Inter-American Children´s Institute (IIN-OAS) acted as Observers. A video message was delivered from Mr. Jaime […]

ECPAT International has released its latest country overview, of the scale, scope and context of sexual exploitation of children in Georgia. The report gives an overview of the sexual exploitation of children online, through prostitution, within early and forced marriage and by human traffickers as well as key findings on the sexual exploitation of children […]

Ethical Student Travel: Protecting Children and Communities conference, ReThink Orphanages Network August and October 2018 – Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney & Brisbane   Overseas student travel, volunteering and service has become more and more popular as service travel is increasingly embedded into the Australian school curriculum. Australian’s are eager to support local communities overseas, however […]

5 October 2018 – FIFA and the Council of Europe have come together to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen co-operation and partnership for shared interests . This agreement outlines four main areas of co-operation: Human Rights, Integrity and Good Governance in sport; Safety and Security at Football Matches; Mutual dialogue and Co-operation in view of Major Sport […]

Today is World Tourism Day, a day to celebrate all the good things that tourism brings, but it is also a day to think about the dark side of this industry. Every day, children are sexually exploited by travelers and tourists, which is why it’s important that you know how to spot the potential signs […]

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the global digital travel management company, published its latest Annual Responsible Business Report, showing significant progress towards its 2020 objectives. This latest report has reached the UN Global Compact Advanced Level, recognizing the success of CWT’s Corporate Social Responsibility programme. Demonstrating CWT’s commitment to think, act, and live with integrity, the […]

AeroMexico, Mexico’s global airline, presented its 2017 Sustainability Report, highlighting its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) accomplishments. Aeromexico was the first international airline to join the Blue Heart Campaign against human trafficking, and the activities that it carried out after the September earthquakes that shook Mexico. Other significant results include its reduced water consumption and carbon […]

A summit of more than 400 participants from 25 countries wrapped up on Thursday, after delegates agreed on a ground-breaking pledge to tackle travelling child sex offenders. International hotels and other travel businesses had been meeting with governments, NGOs and the UN to discuss ways of tackling the sexual exploitation of children in travel and […]

Media Contact: [email protected] 8 May 2018, Durban, South Africa – Representatives from the travel business say they will increase efforts in Africa to tackle the sexual exploitation of children that occurs through their industry. “Travel now employs hundreds of thousands of Africans and has the potential to lift millions more out of poverty,” said Mr. […]

A bill concerning SECTT has been brought before the Irish parliament by Independent MP Maureen O’Sullivan in an effort to curtail incidences of convicted sex offenders travelling abroad to sexually exploit children. Just as in the US and Australia, convicted paedophiles would have to seek permission from a judge in order to travel abroad. O’Sullivan […]