Bangkok, Thailand—ECPAT International Secretariat is pleased to announce the appointment of new leadership to its board. From 14 February 2022, Ms. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio will assume the position of Chair of the International Board of Trustees.
In accepting the position of Chair of ECPAT International, Maud has said: “I cannot think of a nobler cause than fighting sexual exploitation of children. Solutions exist. Members of the ECPAT network have demonstrated their commitment and capacity to bring change. Together we will continue to mobilize States, organisations, companies and individuals to do all it takes to stop this global scourge”
The outgoing chair, Carol Bellamy, has served ECPAT for 8 years and been instrumental in its growth and expansion.
ECPAT International is a global network of organisations dedicated to ending the sexual exploitation of children. With 122 members in 104 countries, ECPAT focuses on the trafficking of children for sexual purposes; the exploitation of children through prostitution; online child sexual exploitation; and the sexual exploitation of children in the travel and tourism sector. The ECPAT International Secretariat is based in Bangkok Thailand.