International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children

International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children Creating a safer world for every child - free from abuse, exploitation, or risk of going missing - no matter what it takes.
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The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) advocates, innovates, trains, and collaborates to protect the world's children from abduction, sexual abuse, and exploitation. Through high quality research, advocacy, education, and technical assistance, the International Centre addresses the need for cutting-edge solutions to these problems. Since its inception, ICMEC has traine

d over 10,500 law enforcement officers, prosecutors and specialists around the world on how to handle child protection cases; helped 150 countries amend existing or create new laws against child sexual abuse material; and assisted in the development of 7 national centres to address these issues on the domestic level.

08/24/2026

MindShield is about recognising that protecting the people who protect children is an essential part of a strong and sustainable response to online child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Starting in Romania, the project supports investigators, law enforcement professionals, psychologists, prosecutors, NGO workers and others exposed to the challenges of this work, helping strengthen mental health, resilience and organisational support.

MindShield is turning an important conversation into practice and laying the foundations for a future where no professional has to face this work without support.

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🇭🇳 Strengthening safer digital environments for children and adolescents in Honduras.On July 29–30, ICMEC and TikTok bro...
08/21/2026

🇭🇳 Strengthening safer digital environments for children and adolescents in Honduras.

On July 29–30, ICMEC and TikTok brought together government institutions, civil society, UN agencies, academia, the private sector, law enforcement and justice professionals to strengthen the national response to online risks facing children.

From high-level dialogue on stronger public policies and coordinated institutional action to specialised training for 71 police officers, prosecutors and judges, the two-day initiative focused on building the knowledge, cooperation and tools needed to respond effectively to online sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking.

With 152 representatives joining the national dialogue, Honduras is strengthening a shared commitment to protecting children and adolescents in digital environments.

08/19/2026

Children and teenagers are still developing the skills they need to navigate relationships, emotions, disagreement and social connection.

As AI companions become increasingly present in their lives, an important question emerges: what happens when an AI starts filling spaces that would otherwise be occupied by human relationships?

Research is beginning to explore the potential consequences of emotional reliance on AI companions, particularly during these critical years of development.

Understanding these risks is essential to making sure AI supports young people without replacing the human connections they need to grow.

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