E/CN.4/2006/73/Add.2 page 18 is the “Italian villages”. The time has now come for public policies to fill in this institutional void, which has until now been offset to some extent by the individual initiatives of Burkina Faso migrants. 91. Child trafficking is a major phenomenon affecting Burkina Faso. Either of their own free choice or driven by their parents, many children leave their families “in search of a better life”. Most of them start working in plantations, take up domestic service or are placed with Koranic teachers. In most cases they are exposed to the danger of trafficking and end up by being exploited. The establishment of watchdog committees has been a useful way of creating awareness among local communities of the problem of child trafficking and its underlying causes. Despite the positive results achieved by such committees, however, the Special Rapporteur recommends that these individual measures should be backed by more determined structural actions aimed at combating the practice of child trafficking effectively. VI. RECOMMENDATIONS 92. With regard to the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire and the situation of returnees, the Special Rapporteur recommends: (a) Giving priority to socio-economic resettlement programmes; (b) Expressly addressing the situation of repatriated women and children; (c) Giving particular support to projects promoting income-generating activities for women returnees. The project proposals mentioned in this report already provide a practical idea of the sort of initiative which can be launched with fairly limited initial investments. Despite their lack of resources, the associations of repatriated women show that they are well organized and would be quite able to undertake income-generating projects if they are given sufficient support to initiate their activity; (d) Considering the possibility of establishing a returnee assistance fund; (e) Setting up a civil registry to take in complaints of human rights violations experienced during the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire. This registry could serve as a basis for obtaining reparations, either through the courts or through international diplomacy; (f) Strengthening consular protection for Burkina Faso nationals in Côte d’Ivoire, which is in the interest of nationals not only in Côte d’Ivoire but also in their country of origin (recognition of their contribution for Burkina Faso); (g) Monitoring the situation in Côte d’Ivoire more closely, in order to respond more positively to the dangers facing Burkina Faso nationals. This initiative should include an efficient warning system to mobilize the international community. Lastly Burkina Faso should seek ways of making its voice heard in the international community regarding the problems of its nationals in Côte d’Ivoire. 93. In view of the growing problems arising from the flows either leaving Burkina Faso or transiting through the country and heading for western countries, the time has come to