Highlights
Figures & Trends
More than 250 000 children disappear each year in Europe
Let’s change that!
Current Campaign
International Missing Children’s Day
International Missing Children’s Day is commemorated globally each year to raise awareness about the issue of missing children and share a message of hope to their families.
Supporting frontline professionals
Over 6000 professionals, hotline operators, law enforcement officers, social workers, and other child protection specialists trained through our conference, online courses and the MCE Academy webinars, lectures and workshops.
Advocating for child centred policy
116000 European missing child hotlines accessible 24/7 on all 27 EU member States and 5 neighbouring countries.
Hearing children in international child abduction cases in Brussels II ter regulation.
Better data on missing children a priority in the EC Recommendation on Integrated Child Protection.
Raising awareness and challenging narratives
1.4K people reached though our campaign with Snapchat.
1K people reached through our Tiny and Apollo campaign.
Over 200k people reached through the Runaway Prevention Month campaign.
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