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Unaccompanied minors: Risks of child trafficking and other forms of violence, exploitation and abuse
Seminar with Katie Klaffenböck & Andrea Götzelmann-Rosado (IOM)
Speakers: Katie Klaffenböck and Andrea Götzelmann-Rosado
Date: November 24, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Duration: 2 hours (online)
Key areas:
- Figures and trends in Europe and Austria
- Unexplained absences
- Experiences of unaccompanied minors
- Risk and protective factors
- Recommendations for effective child protection
Objectives: To establish a basic understanding of the risks of child trafficking and other forms of violence, exploitation, and abuse; to impart knowledge on protecting and strengthening the resilience of unaccompanied minors.
Katie Klaffenböck heads the anti-trafficking unit at the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) country office in Austria. She has over 10 years of experience working against human trafficking and regularly conducts training courses for the Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum (BFA), the BBU GmbH (a social services organization), and other stakeholders in the field of asylum and migration. Before joining IOM, she worked at UNODC in the area of human smuggling.
Andrea Götzelmann-Rosado heads the Programme and Policy Support Unit of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Austria. She studied political science, English studies, and human rights and has 15 years of experience in the field of migration. Her areas of expertise include child protection in migration contexts, the identification of particular vulnerabilities, and the prevention of child trafficking and other forms of violence, exploitation, and abuse.
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