Position Paper on Preventing and Responding to Trafficking of Children in Europe

This Paper presents the joint position of Save the Children Europe Group (SC) and the Separated Children in Europe Programme (SCEP) on child trafficking. More specifically, it aims to set a framework for formulating and pursuing shared advocacy goals to promote the rights of at-risk groups and trafficked children in European policy, legislation and practice. It is based on a child rights and victim-centered approach to anti-trafficking efforts and emphasizes the need for improved systems and structures for protection.

The Paper does not intend to discuss the situation of child trafficking in Europe comprehensively nor does it aim to articulate all of the potential or detailed advocacy positions that may be developed in relation to child trafficking. The central goal of the Paper is to establish a common understanding of the phenomenon of child trafficking in Europe and the general issues this raises.