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The thematic paper on child trafficking for sexual purposes reports that there have been numerous innovations since 2001. After a new United Nations (UN) protocol on trafficking in persons was adopted in 2001, the emphasis was initially on cases of transnational trafficking (from one State to another). Since 2005, there seems to have been greater recognition that in some countries the majority of cases of child trafficking involve 'internal trafficking' (when children are exploited, or moved to be exploited, within their own country). The paper reviews the effects of the UN Trafficking Protocol and its provisions. On issues such as new legislation, national plans of action and national structures established to coordinate organisations engaged in anti-trafficking initiatives, the paper notes both progress and some confusion. A contribution to the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 26-28 November 2008. |
