Vulnerable Child

A vulnerable child is a child who is at an increased risk of harm or exploitation due to their age, gender, health, or other factors. Vulnerable children may be more susceptible to abuse, neglect, or exploitation, and may require additional protection and support to ensure their safety and well-being. Vulnerable children may include children who are living in poverty, children who have disabilities, children who have been separated from their families, and children who are living in conflict or disaster-affected areas. Governments and organizations around the world are working to identify and support vulnerable children, and to protect their rights and promote their welfare.

Child-friendly framework must fit 2022, not the 80s – UNICEF – Newsfirst
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Child-friendly framework must fit 2022, not the 80s – UNICEF – Newsfirst

COLOMBO (News 1st) – UNICEF says in order to prevent a child protection crisis in Sri Lanka, there needs to be a generation of data on the types of violence against girls and boys, the locations, the perpetrators and the accessibility of services. This will help improve the planning and implementation of programmes to prevent…

Tarrant County 5 Stones Human Trafficking Coalition October 2022 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones Human Trafficking Coalition October 2022 Meeting

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our 5 Stones October 2022 meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this October featured Mark Reidland, Executive Director of Hope Local, as he discussed the intersection of foster care and trafficking, and the role the church can play in combatting this.   Here is the link to…

Choate Construction Combats Human Trafficking As 2022 Street Grace 5K Presenting Sponsor
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Choate Construction Combats Human Trafficking As 2022 Street Grace 5K Presenting Sponsor

Choate Construction Company announced it will be a presenting sponsor, along with Delta Airlines, of the 2022 Street Grace 5K on October 15th-16th. “Choate’s sponsorship and support is a key factor in the work to help protect vulnerable children from predators and bring freedom and restoration to those who have been exploited,” said Camila Zolfaghari,…

Delaware Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking Children Sentenced
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Delaware Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking Children Sentenced

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Anthony Jones, 38, of Wilmington, DE, was sentenced to 21 years in prison, 10 years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $15,160 in restitution to his victims by United States District Court Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro for his role in a sex…

Launch of the Disrupting Harm Report for Cambodia on Technology and the Sexual Exploitation of Children
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Launch of the Disrupting Harm Report for Cambodia on Technology and the Sexual Exploitation of Children

PRESS RELEASE   Cambodia, 30 September 2022 BREAKING—New report estimates at least 11% of children in Cambodia were subjected to online sexual abuse and exploitation in the past year alone. Country Overview The ground-breaking Disrupting Harm in Cambodia report found that 11% of internet-using children aged 12-17 had experienced clear examples of online sexual exploitation and…

Why We Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children – Radical.net
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Why We Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children – Radical.net

Editor’s note: we are a non-denominational organization. Throughout Scripture, God’s heart for orphans and vulnerable children is clearly proclaimed. God declares himself to be “father of the fatherless” (Psalm 68:5), executing justice on behalf of the vulnerable (Deuteronomy 10:18). Approximately 153 million children worldwide are orphans. Many of these children are vulnerable to forced labor…

Shedding Light on Human Trafficking Around the World at the U.N.
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Shedding Light on Human Trafficking Around the World at the U.N.

July 30, 2022, marked the U.N.’s annual event, the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Ahead of this event, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres lamented the fact that the scourge of human trafficking is “a problem that is growing worse – especially for women and girls, who represent the majority of detected trafficked persons globally.” As…

Cork hotel worker alerted authorities to guest who had trafficked a child into Ireland
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Cork hotel worker alerted authorities to guest who had trafficked a child into Ireland

A CORK man helping in the fight against child trafficking voiced concern that the safety of vulnerable children is being left to the public, and is calling for much stronger action by authorities in Ireland. JP O’Sullivan from MECPATHS (Mercy Efforts for Child Protection Against Trafficking with the Hospitality Sector) offers training to help those…