ANNAObserva is the website for the Inter-American Programme for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Illegal Trafficking.

The ANNAObserva Inter-American Programme was established by the Directing Council of the IIN in 2007 (CD/RES.10) and ratified by the General Assembly of the OAS the following year (AG/RES. 2432). The programme has submitted its progress reports on a yearly basis after its creation and has received new mandates from the General Assembly of the OAS: AG/RES. 2486 (XXXIX-O/09), AG/RES. 2548 (XL-O/10), AG/RES. 2686 (XLI-O/11).

The ANNAObserva Inter-American Programme (PROGRAMME) is organized into three working areas: (a) compilation and updating of information; (b) generation of information and specialized knowledge, and (c) providing training for human resources and technical assistance for member states.

There are over 600 papers in the Observatory, on subjects including public policy, national and international legislation, civil society initiatives, ANNAObserva liaison network data, as well as on national independent monitoring, statistics and good practices.

The principal papers produced for the ANNAObserva programme can be downloaded from the Publications section: yearly reports to the Secretary General of the OAS, the compilations arising from regional meetings on good practices, thematic articles produced for the bimonthly newsletter and other material.

In the Events and Activities section, there is information regarding advocacy efforts and technical consultancy, as well as on the public policy design process which the programme is supporting. It is also possible to access the methodology, programme and evaluation criteria of the annual course offered by the programme in its training for human resources activities.

If you wish to subscribe to the ANNAObserva newsletter, please write to us through ‘Contact’. We are at your disposal to answer any queries, and to receive your comments, suggestions, contributions and concerns regarding the programme’s subject matter.