International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children
Non-profit OrganizationsVirginia, United States51-200 Employees
The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) is a non-profit organization based in Alexandria, Virginia, focused on protecting children from abduction, sexual abuse, and exploitation. It pursues this mission through research, advocacy, education, and technical assistance delivered to a global network of partners and professionals. The organization has trained more than 16,000 law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and specialists worldwide and helped 19 countries develop Rapid Emergency Child Alert Systems; it also established a Global Missing Children's Center comprising member countries across five continents. ICMEC maintains a Global Health Coalition with 33 members, including four of the largest pharmaceutical companies. Its 2006 model legislation and global review on child sexual abuse material has influenced 150 countries to refine or implement new anti-CSAM laws.