The Council of Europe presented its new report on protecting refugee children from sexual exploitation and abuse which identified that the key challenges are data collection, victims’ identification and their protection. 

While there is no aggregated data available on the total number of children affected by refugee crisis in Europe, the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children assesses that in 2015 at least 337,000 children were registered as asylum seekers, 88,300 of whom were unaccompanied.

During October, we had a visit from a famous British actress Indira Varma, known for numerous roles in popular TV shows and movies, but especially know to the fans of Game of Thrones as Ellaria Sand. Indira has visited Serbia within campaign Rescue Has no Borders. This campaign is conducted by International rescue Committee, partner of NGO Atina in activities related to refugee crisis.

During 2015, more than 700,000 people passed through the Western Balkan countries in order to reach Europe and find refuge from the war. From the outset of the refugee crisis, NGO Atina has, through its field activities and programmes it carries out - Shelter for the victims of human trafficking - given its contribution in providing protection to the most vulnerable among them.