As Local As Possible: Grassroots Faith‑based Responses to Child Trafficking

Please join us for a light lunch as we explore As Local As Possible: Grassroots Faith‑based Responses to Child Trafficking in Migration. This event brings together UN Member States, UN agencies, civil society, and faith‑based organizations to address critical protection gaps for migrant, refugee, asylum‑seeking, and stateless children—especially where trafficking is misidentified as smuggling, leading to detention and deportation instead of safety.

This session features crisis‑engagement models from international grassroots faith‑based organizations working in contexts where formal systems are absent or inaccessible. Speakers will highlight how these actors provide immediate assistance, build trust with marginalized communities, and connect children to protection services. The discussion will also examine the heightened vulnerabilities children face in mixed‑migration contexts, including family separation, displacement, irregular status, lack of legal safeguards, and persistent identification gaps at borders and transit points.

Aligned with the Global Compact for Migration’s Objective 23 and contributing to the International Migration Review Forum’s multistakeholder dialogue, the event creates space for shared learning and concrete partnership opportunities between grassroots networks and the international humanitarian community.

Join us on May 5, 1:15–2:30 PM, at the International Social Justice Commission (221 E 52nd St, New York). Please RSVP by April 30, 2026.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission, 221 East 52nd Street, New York, United States

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