Handbook on the Protection of Children Against Sexual Sexploitation and Sexual Abuse in Crisis and Emergency Situations

The specific objectives of the Handbook are as follows: 

- Outline standards of the Lanzarote Convention applicable in crisis and emergency situations, specifically concerning children’s right to protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse;

- Provide concrete information to be used by national authorities and practitioners in reception, transit, destination, or other countries to improve existing programmes, measures, and services in place or set up new ones, as appropriate;

- Highlight promising practices in parties to the Convention that may be replicated in other settings.