Child Trafficking in Europe

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insTiTuTional Figure 17: Institutional affiliaTion affiliation of of leading lEading institutions insTiTuTions in different European in ThE regions EuropEan suBrEgions
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Ministry
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Ministry
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Ministry
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note: EU 25+ refers to the subregion comprised of the European Union and other Western European countries. Of the 29 countries in the
region, 3 countries (Finland, Norway and Spain) have each assigned two leading institutions.
source: Data and analysis by UNICEF IRC, Child Trafficking Research Project. Data as of September 2005 or latest available period.
Box 9
CoordinaTEd rEsponsE To Child TraffiCking in alBania: all TogEThEr againsT
Child TraffiCking 81
In Albania, the coalition All Together against Child
Trafficking (Se Bashku Kunder Trafikimit te Femijeve
– BKTF) demonstrates how non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) can, in close cooperation
with the government, play a vital role in the development
of a systematic and coordinated response
to child trafficking and service delivery. The coalition’s
mandate is to protect children in Albania
from trafficking by safeguarding their human rights
in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of
the Child.
The coalition is comprised of 13 NGO members
that operate throughout Albania concentrating on
four areas of intervention: prevention, protection,
assisted voluntary return and integration. BKTF
coordinates activities implemented jointly by
government institutions and NGOs to ensure that
a continuum of services is provided to trafficked
children and children at risk. Formed in 2002, the
coalition has an elected Executive Committee and
Advisory Board, which includes representatives
from the Ministries of the Interior, Labour, Social
Affairs and Equal Opportunities, as well as repre-
sentatives from UNICEF, International Organization
for Migration, and the Organization for Security
and Co-operation in Europe and other organizations.
Informed by its field-based experience, BKTF has
been a critically constructive voice in the public
debate and has contributed to shaping relevant
policy and legislative responses to child trafficking.
In the area of policy, the coalition contributed to the
development of the National Strategy to Combat
Child Trafficking, and supported and lobbied for the
approval of a bilateral agreement between Albania
and Greece.
Coalition members also focus on the root causes of
trafficking, including social exclusion and socio-
economic vulnerability, and are increasingly taking
on child protection issues that are closely related to
the prevention of child trafficking, such as birth regi-
stration and the protection for unaccompanied minors.
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