Vulnerabilities of children to sale, trafficking and other forms of exploitation in situations of
conflict and humanitarian crisis 2017, para. 48
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Document type
Special Procedures' report
Paragraph text
Responses to current humanitarian crises are increasingly dependent on voluntary work and, as a result, frontline workers are not always appropriately trained or able to detect such complex situations as trafficking in persons or other forms of child exploitation. A lack of confidentiality or child-friendly spaces and complaint mechanisms in places where migrants or refugees reside, including reception centres, refugee camps and informal settlements, also hampers the establishment of a bond of trust with the children that would enable them to share their concerns and the risks that they face. In addition, children’s lack of confidence in the protection system and the assistance available to them drives them to hide their exploitation from humanitarian workers. Finally, children’s experience of abuse and exploitation as well as their own statements regarding their age are met with disbelief by public services, undermining the identification process further.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Treaty bodies: CEDAW - Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Humanitarian
Movement
Violence
Person(s) affected
Children
Persons on the move
Year
2017
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph focus
Available responses to address the exploitation of children in the context of conflict and humanitarian crisis