A discussion paper on child trafficking in Afghanistan
- Document number
- 1972
- Date
- 2008
- Title
- A discussion paper on child trafficking in Afghanistan
- Author/publisher
- United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- Best Interests Principle, Child Victims of Trafficking, Separated Migrant Children, Unaccompanied minors, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Child protection systems, Child Trafficking, Child Prostitution, Child Pornography,
- Summary
- The primary aim of the paper is to clarify the key misconceptions that exist in Afghanistan about trafficking. The paper highlights the lack of precision in the use of the trafficking label that affects how information is collected, recorded and used. Limited understanding of the situation naturally influences effectiveness of the counter-trafficking interventions.
At the aggregated level, trafficking data that are quoted often turn out to be records of children kidnapped, smuggled or mising from home - sometimes in a mix. The secondary purpose of this paper is therefore to give an overview of sources of information on trafficking in Afghanistan and arrive at a more sober assessment of what is really known about trafficking in the country today. - Related documents