ECPAT News & Stories

• Statements and Press Releases

Historic EU Vote to End Time Limits on Prosecuting Child Abusers is a Major Step for Survivors and Children’s Justice

• Statements and Press Releases

Joint Reaction from ECLAG and DOT Europe on European Parliament vote on Directive to combat child sexual abuse

• Child & Survivor Participation

“They seemed to want to blame me for what had happened.”

• Statements and Press Releases

Why ECPAT International Is Saying Goodbye to X

• Statements and Press Releases
• Travel & Tourism

Groundbreaking Case Study Launched: A Model for Sustainable Tourism with Child Protection at its Core

• Online & Tech-Facilitated

SAFER INTERNET DAY 2025

• Statements and Press Releases

ECPAT Mourns Passing of Sunita Danuwar, Founder of Shakti Samuha, Nepal

• Travel & Tourism

The GSTC sets up sustainability criteria for the attraction sector to protect children in Travel & Tourism

• Uncategorized

ECPAT and 75+ Child Protection Advocates Calling to Stop Child Sexual Abuse Crisis

• Online & Tech-Facilitated
• Statements and Press Releases

New Survey Data: Parents’ Fear for Children’s Online Safety Ranks Higher than Physical and Mental Health Concerns

ECPAT International Annual Report 2023-2024 – Driving Change Together

• Travel & Tourism

Tourism Experts gathered for the first Global Workshop to Integrate Child Protection in Tourism Education Programmes

• Travel & Tourism

Volunteering Abroad? Make Sure You’re Not Putting Children at Risk

• Online & Tech-Facilitated

How to Protect Children Online

• Online & Tech-Facilitated

You Have the Power

• Humanitarian & Migration
• Travel & Tourism

Five Tips for Anti-Human Trafficking in Travel & Tourism – Learning from Thailand’s Experience

• Statements and Press Releases

ECPAT International Welcomes Cornelius Williams as New Chair of Board

• Uncategorized

Cornelius Williams – ECPAT International’s New Chair

• Statements and Press Releases

Around this World Day Against Child Labour the Down to Zero Alliance calls upon the ENTERTAINMENT sector to end the worst forms of child labour!

• Statements and Press Releases
• Uncategorized

ECPAT International Takes the Spotlight: A Discussion on Combatting Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation with Guillaume Landry – hosted by Great.com 

• Justice

Country Overview: Italy

• Online & Tech-Facilitated
• Statements and Press Releases

New Study Reveals: Children Left Alone To Deal with Online Dangers

• Online & Tech-Facilitated

2024 USAID Symposium: Enhancing Online Safety for Children and Youth in the Asia Pacific Region

• Gender Dimensions
• Online & Tech-Facilitated

Breaking Barriers in Online Gaming: ECPAT’s USAID Symposium Presentation Spotlights Gender Dynamics in Gaming Environments

• Online & Tech-Facilitated

Every Day Needs to be a Safer Internet Day for Children

• Online & Tech-Facilitated

Safer Internet Day 2024

• Justice
• Online & Tech-Facilitated

ECPAT Join Forces with DOT Europe, CCIA, and Over 50 Organizations in a Joint Statement for Child Safety Online

• Uncategorized

Towards a Hopeful Horizon: Concluding Remarks from our Executive Director

• Uncategorized

Forging Connections: Network Growth and Evolution

Fiscal Integrity: Stewarding Resources for Impact

• Online & Tech-Facilitated

Child Participation: A Key to Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Online

Insights & Innovations: Advancing Knowledge Through Research

• Travel & Tourism

UN Special Rapporteur Ms. Mama Fatima Singhateh Urges Global Collaboration to Tackle Child Exploitation in Voluntourism

Integrated Outreach and Advocacy: A Year in Review

• Online & Tech-Facilitated
• Statements and Press Releases

Navigating the New Digital Reality: Meta’s Shift to End-to-End Encryption

Spotlight on Success: Programmatic Highlights of the Year

• Online & Tech-Facilitated

Achieving Child Safety Online through Technology

• Online & Tech-Facilitated

2nd Annual ASEAN ICT Forum on Child Online Protection Unveils New Guidelines to Combat Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

• Travel & Tourism

Destination Mekong Summit — Partners unite to protect children and vulnerable communities through regulating voluntourism, and to end orphanage tourism

• Uncategorized

Behind the Scenes: Staff Perspectives and Insights

• Travel & Tourism

Dr. Najat Maalla M’jid on Navigating the Intersection of Child Protection and Sustainable Tourism

• Online & Tech-Facilitated

Detection: a Tool to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Online

• Justice
• Online & Tech-Facilitated

ECPAT and Child Rights Group Blast EU States For Wavering On Child Safety Online Legislation

• Uncategorized

Field Narratives: Echoing Children’s Voices 

• Online & Tech-Facilitated

Empowering Professionals to Combat Child Sexual Abuse Online

Charting our Course: Introductory Message from our Executive Director

• Travel & Tourism

Highlights from the UN event “Placing Child Protection at the Core of Sustainable Travel and Tourism”

• Online & Tech-Facilitated

How can Education ensure Child Protection Online? 

• Statements and Press Releases
• Travel & Tourism

A global call to advance child protection in travel and tourism

• Online & Tech-Facilitated
• Uncategorized

What Can You Do to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Online?

Uncovering the Hidden Realities of Child Sexual Exploitation in Times of Conflict

• Statements and Press Releases
• Travel & Tourism

A global call for robust child protection structures in travel and tourism to stem unregulated and unskilled voluntourism

• Justice
• Online & Tech-Facilitated

ECPAT International Strongly Opposes LIBE Committee’s Compromise, Labelling it as a Setback to Child Safety Online

• Justice
• Online & Tech-Facilitated

Child Rights Activists and Survivors Say European Parliament’s Compromised Child Sexual Abuse Regulation Is Failing Children

• Justice
• Law Enforcement
• Statements and Press Releases

New ECPAT International study breaks down the complexities surrounding child sex offender registries

• Justice
• Online & Tech-Facilitated

ECPAT International Warns: Children Will Be Failed by European Parliament’s Shortsighted Compromise on Online Child Protection Laws

• Statements and Press Releases

ECPAT Mourns Passing of Helena Karlén

• Justice
• Online & Tech-Facilitated

Public Opinion is Clear: Urgent Legislation Required to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation!

• Justice
• Online & Tech-Facilitated

BREAKING: EU Citizens Show Overwhelming Support for Child Safety Online

• Statements and Press Releases
• Travel & Tourism

Global Leaders Convene to step up the Protection of Children in Travel and Tourism

• Statements and Press Releases
• Travel & Tourism

Global Authorities and Advocates Unite to Call for Action to Regulate Voluntourism as Part of Child Protection Standards for the Travel and Tourism Industry

• Statements and Press Releases
• Travel & Tourism

Día Mundial del Turismo 2023: Llamado a la Acción

• Statements and Press Releases
• Travel & Tourism

World Tourism Day 2023: Call for Action

• Uncategorized

BBC Interview with Guillaume Landry: Child Sexual Exploitation Amidst a Global Cost of Living Crisis

• Justice
• Online & Tech-Facilitated

ECPAT and the #ChildSafetyON coalition are demanding action to protect children online

• Gender Dimensions

El viaje de Gurises Unidos hacia la protección de los niños en Uruguay

• Gender Dimensions

Gurises Unidos’ Journey to Protecting Boys in Uruguay

• Member updates

Championing Child Protection in Central Africa: Children’s Voice Joins ECPAT International’s Global Network

• Humanitarian & Migration

A Glimpse into Nepal’s Child Trafficking Crisis

• Humanitarian & Migration

An Uphill Battle: Child Trafficking Survivors in Thailand Struggle for Justice

• Member updates

ECPAT International Welcomes a Unique Force Fighting Child Exploitation in Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire

• Humanitarian & Migration

Desenmascarando la trata de niños y niñas en Perú

• Humanitarian & Migration

Unmasking Child Trafficking in Peru

• Gender Dimensions

From research to action: South Korean practitioners mobilize to support boy survivors of sexual exploitation and abuse

• Uncategorized

Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Workshop Summary and Action Plan: Uniting for Children

• Humanitarian & Migration
• Travel & Tourism

Child Protection: Building the Foundation for a Sustainable Tourism in Phang-Nga, Thailand 

• Justice
• Member updates
• Online & Tech-Facilitated

The German “Child Protection on the Internet” alliance demands for more Child Safety Online

• Justice
• Online & Tech-Facilitated

Every Second Counts: European-wide petition demands the EU tackles child abuse online and makes the internet safe for children everywhere

• Gender Dimensions

Global Boys Initiative: India Report Launch Event – 25 April 2023

• Statements and Press Releases

ECPAT International Advocates for Child Protection at 23rd OSCE Anti-Trafficking Conference in Vienna

• Justice

Country Overview: Republic of Moldova

• Statements and Press Releases

ECPAT International and KAACR Kenya to Host Workshop on Ending Child Sexual Exploitation in East & Southern Africa

• Statements and Press Releases

Republic of Moldova: Council of Europe-ECPAT Country Overview highlights the need for more resources to tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation

• Gender Dimensions

ECPAT International and Family for Every Child’s joint webinar tackles sexual violence and exploitation of boys in Southern and East Africa

• Justice

Country Overview: Finland

• Member updates

Association Keoogo from Burkina Faso joins the ECPAT International network as its 124th member.