...of the 2021 Gala for Child Protection, ICMEC will continue to bring missing children home and create a safer world for children everywhere.” Thank you to our Diamond Sponsors for...

...donated F1 to us for distribution to law enforcement and software providers. Griffeye Analyze DI – Safer Society Group The Safer Society Group created Griffeye Analyze DI as a platform...

Connected Kids: A Comprehensive Guide to Ensuring Online Safety and Well-being This guide has been written to help adults who live, or work directly, with children and young people to...

...a third of young people in 30 countries report being cyberbullied. Sexually explicit content, violent and hateful material, highly explicit language, cyberbullying, and online predators are prevalent and alarmingly accessible...

...pilot MRC Assessment in Guatemala in June of 2021. This first-of-its-kind national assessment identifies gaps in child protection investigation, response, and victim assistance practices that leave children vulnerable to online...

...aid in the search and recovery of children who are missing, fight online exploitation online, and empower professionals, institutions, and communities to safeguard children from all forms of sexual abuse....

...response to the scourge of online child sexual exploitation. ICMEC CEO Bob Cunningham said this is an important step in defending children. “With an office in Sydney, ICMEC will be...

(International Telecommunications Union) These guidelines advise children  on possible harmful activities online, such as bullying and harassment, identity theft, and online abuse. The guidelines also include advice to children seeing and experiencing harmful and illegal content online, or young people being exposed to grooming for sexual purposes, the production, distribution and collection of child abuse material.Read More

Since 2018, Child Helpline International and the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) have partnered to support five target countries in implementing a collaborative approach to combat online...

...Exploited Children (NCMEC) reported a 63% increase in reports of child sexual abuse material online in just the first 9 months of the year as compared to the year before,...

...that enhance the detection and investigation of crimes against children online within the bounds of privacy laws. advocate for enhanced laws to defend children from harm online. We acknowledge with...

1 in 3 internet users worldwide are children. Though the internet offers many benefits and opportunities for children, there are also many risks to navigate. Online risks for children include...

...technologies, and educational resources to aid in the search and recovery of children who are missing, fight online exploitation online, and empower caring professionals, institutions, and communities to safeguard children...

(ICMEC) Safeguarding challenges of online school can be overcome with risk mitigating codes of conduct and child protection policies and procedures.  Ensure staff are aware of their professional responsibilities to maintain appropriate boundaries with students.  Usual school principles of avoiding 1-on-1 contact with students and supervised, observable and interruptable contact with vulnerable students should be in place in online learning environments.Read More

...work to make the world a safer place for children.” The Global Fund to End Violence Against Children will receive ICMEC’s coveted Champion for Children Award, for its remarkable ability...

...online grooming of children for sexual purposes in Guatemala. Expanding the Global Missing Children’s Network and developing protocols for the effective use of Rapid Emergency Child Alert Systems. Promoting regional...

...online child sexual abuse materials, and help expand local collaboration. They act as forums for three main groups of participants – government agencies, commercial companies, multi-lateral and NGO partners –...

Abuse Emotional Abuse Psychological Maltreatment (Pediatrics, 2012) Online Abuse Compendium of Articles: Research Findings on Child Abuse Images and Sexual Exploitation of Children Online (ECPAT International, 2009) Online “Predators” and...

(UNICEF) UNICEF commissioned this report to better understand online risks faced by children, identify gaps in legislation, ensure removal of harmful materials, support investigation and law enforcement and to identify services for victims of online exploitation and abuse. The aim was to identify priorities for government, NGOs, IT companies and other international agencies and determine appropriate interventions.Read More

(ICMEC) Prompted by the increasing number of cases of online grooming of children and relative lack of awareness of the growing issue, this original report analyzes legislation related to the online grooming of children for sexual purposes in 196 countries around the world. The report includes sections regarding definitions; offenses; and sanctions and sentencing, followed by an overview of related regional and international law, a discussion of implementation and good initiatives, and a global review of country-specific legislation that evaluates national legislation against 5 core criteria.Read More

...frameworks which uphold the rights of children. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) established a Regional Plan of Action for Protection of Children from All Forms of Online Abuse...

The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) released an innovative Model Framework designed to help online platforms protect the mental health of content moderators working with child exploitation...

...International Taskforce on Child Protection (ITFCP) and the U.S. State Department Office of Overseas Schools. It provides a free global resource of curated tools to help build safer learning environments...

Connected Kids Choose Your Digital Path Empowering Children in a Digital World “Choose Your Digital Path” is an interactive storybook aimed at teaching young users about online safety in a...

...Against Children; Advanced Online Exploitation Investigations; Advanced Technologies; and Fundamentals of Responding to Missing Children. ICMEC also is a partner in the Virtual Global Taskforce, which seeks to combat child...

...– no matter the circumstances – they are profoundly vulnerable. We are here to fight for a safer world for every single child. One Missing Child is One Too Many...

(ICMEC, Children’s Charities’ Coalition on Internet Safety) This report describes the impact of the Internet on the production and distribution of child pornography. It presents a range of legal measures which Commonwealth Member States might consider adopting and sets them in the context of wider initiatives designed to make the Internet a safer place for children and young people the world over.Read More

(ICMEC, Children’s Charities’ Coalition on Internet Safety) This report updated the one previously released in 2010, and describes the impact of the Internet on the production and distribution of child pornography. It presents a range of legal measures that Commonwealth Member States might consider adopting, and it sets them in the context of wider initiatives designed to make the Internet a safer place for children and young people around the world.Read More

(Children’s Charities’ Coalition on Internet Safety, ICMEC) This report describes the impact of the Internet on the production and distribution of child pornography. It makes a number of suggestions about how states can join in the global fight against this vile misuse of cyber-space. In particular, the report presents a range of legal measures which Commonwealth Member States might consider adopting and it sets them in the context of wider initiatives designed to make the Internet a safer place for children and young people the world over. The primary audience for the toolkit is the Commonwealth but it is hoped that it might be of interest to a wider range of countries and professionals with an interest in child protection. This is the third edition of the toolkit. It updates the second edition, published in 2012.Read More

...members of the law enforcement community to fight online child sexual exploitation. Establishing and supporting Online Child Sexual Exploitation Stand-Alone Police Units (OCSE-SAPU) across five states in India including Kerala....