TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

Under the protection cluster, the following priority actions have been identified:
1. Support a safe and non-discriminatory access to assistance and services such as psychosocial
support and management of sexual violence, official documentation of affected people,
family reunification and ensuring physical security;
2. Strengthen the system for identification, documentation, and support to vulnerable children
and ensure alternative care is provided in a safe way in accordance with the best interest of
the child.
3. Provide girls, boys and women including persons with disabilities in affected areas with safe
spaces such as Child and Women Friendly Spaces as well as life-saving information to all
community members about protecting themselves from violence, abuse and exploitation.
According to the UN estimate a total of US $ 13.71 million is required for protection component. This
accounts for 3.3 percent of the total US $ 422 million budget required for the earthquake affected
populations (www.unocha.org/nepal, see Appendix 3.1).
According to the Gender Equality Bulletin No 1, a total of 17 organizations have been found to be
working under Protection Cluster in the 14 most earthquakes affected districts. UNFPA worked in all
14 districts; WOREC in 13 districts; UN Women in 8 districts; WHR in 8 districts; Saathi, Sankalpa,
Plan Nepal, Oxfam, Jagaran Nepal each worked in six districts; BBC and CARE each worked in 5
districts; FEDO worked in 7 districts and FPAN-ADRA worked in one district. A large numbers of
I/NGOs/UN organizations involvement were in Sindhupalchok (15), Kathmandu (15), Kavre (11),
Lalitapur (9), Gorkha (9) and Nuwakot (8). Few NGOs worked in Rasuwa and Okhaldhunga (Appendix
3.2).
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its Partner Organizations
According to the UNICEF’s Child Protection Earthquake Response (April-May 2015) Bulletin, UNICEF
in collaboration with GoN and NGOs have carried out the following activities to prevent child
trafficking in the 14 most earthquake affected districts of Nepal:
• UNICEF Child Protection has been supporting the Government to develop, strengthen and
implement a comprehensive child protection system.
• After the earthquake, UNICEF supported the MoHA, the Nepal Police and Immigration
authorities to establish and/or strengthen 84 police stations and checkpoints around the
country to prevent and respond to child trafficking. The collaboration between police, CCWB
and UNICEF has led to the interception of 95 children who were attempted to traffic, of
which 25 were attempted to traffic to India.
• UNICEF is supporting the MoWCSW anti-trafficking unit to strengthen anti-trafficking
committees in the 14 most affected districts and 42 border areas. Similarly, UNICEF is
working with the Department of Immigration to ensure that immigration officers receive
effective training to prevent possible cases of trafficking at the border areas.
• UNICEF has entered into partnership with two NGOs working on anti-trafficking. Maiti Nepal
is collaborating with UNICEF to scale up or establish 12 screening and interception points
along the Indian and Chinese borders and create 11 transit centers for victims of trafficking
in as many districts. Shakti Samuha will be supported to conduct surveillance and awareness
raising in the 14 districts.
• To further prevent trafficking, UNICEF has launched an awareness raising and public
information campaign. To date, 40,000 flyers on preventing family separation and trafficking
have been distributed to all 14 districts: 25 flight companies operating in Nepal.
• NICEF is working with 8 municipalities with high incidences of child labor and trafficking to
monitor cases of child labor and child trafficking and strengthen their capacity to prevent
and respond to child labor and trafficking cases.
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