If you are worried that your child might be abducted,

Make sure you have the following information available:

• A written description of your child including hair and eye colour, height, weight, fingerprints, and any defining characteristics.
   
• Your child’s date of birth, passport details, and a current photograph.
   
• Information about the other parent including: physical description, fingerprints, passport details, bank account details, driver's licence number, and a recent photograph.
   
• List of addresses and telephone numbers of the other parent’s relatives, friends, and business associates abroad.

Should your child be abducted, this information may be vital in locating him/her.

Do the following things:

• Contact one of your national organisations or helplines.
   
• Tell your child’s school about your problem.
   
• Teach your child to use a public telephone and a mobile in an emergency.
   
• Have your child finger-printed.
   
• Get copies of any existing court orders.
   
• Call your country’s passport office to find out whether they can refuse to grant your child a passport.
   
• Contact the embassy of the country to which your child may be abducted and ask if the would-be abductor’s passport can be revoked.

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