WORLD CONGRESS III AGAINST SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
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WORLD CONGRESS III AGAINST SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Rio de Janeiro, 25-28 November 2008
« Sexual exploitation of children and adolescents cannot be solved by any single nation or organisation working alone. Coordinated international action by governments, international organisations, NGOs, and communities worldwide is needed to counter these violations against children.»
Following the 1996 Stockholm and 2001 Yokohama global forums, Brazil will host the World Congress III against the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 25 to 28 November 2008.
Congress organisers - the Government of Brazil, UNICEF, ECPAT, and the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child - and partners believe that the World Congress III is an important opportunity to renew global commitment, and to galvanise international will and support to combat the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents.
The objective of the congress is to mobilize all continents to guarantee the right of children and adolescents, to be protected from sexual exploitation.
The Congress will developp 5 themes:
- Commercial sexual exploitation and emerging challenges
- legal framworks and enforcement
- integrated and cross-sectors policies
- corporate social responsibility
- international cooperation strategies
WORLD CONGRESS III PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES
Two types of preparatory processes are in place with the aim of generating the broadest possible input to World Congress III
Thematic meetings to focus on the five specific topics of the Congress:
Theme 1: New Dimensions of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC);
Theme 2: Legal Frameworks and Enforcement;
Theme 3: Integrated Inter-Sectoral Policies;
Theme 4: Role of the Private Sector and Corporate Social Responsibility;
Theme 5: Strategies for International Cooperation.
Theme 2: Legal Frameworks and Enforcement;
Theme 3: Integrated Inter-Sectoral Policies;
Theme 4: Role of the Private Sector and Corporate Social Responsibility;
Theme 5: Strategies for International Cooperation.
THEMATIC CONSULTATION:
- Theme 1: Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Emerging Challenges - ECPAT
- Florence, April 21 2008: A Child Rights Approach to Trafficking - Lessons from Research
Lead agencies and partners: UNICEF, Innocenti Research Center
- Florence, April 22 2008: Preventing the Sexual exploitation in Travel and Tourism - Learning from the Private Sector and the Community in Implementing International Standards
Lead agencies and partners: UNICEF, Innocenti Research Center
- Bangkok, Thailand, 14 - 15 August 2008: (tentative) Manifestations of commercial sexual exploitation of children
Lead agencies and partners: ECPAT and Global Partners
- Theme 2 : Legal Frameworks and Enforcement - UNICEF/NGO Group
- Switzerland - Bern/Zurich, October 13 - 14, 2008: European Consultation on Legal Frameworks for the Protection of Children and Adolescents from Sexual Exploitation
Lead agencies and partners: Suisse NatCom
- Switzerland, Sion, Oct 14 - 18: "Children as victims and witnesses. A questions of law and of rights" - a thematic consultation on legal frameworks will be part of this meeting
Lead agencies and partners: International Institute for the Rights of the Child
- Theme 3 : Integrated and Cross-Sectoral Policies - Brazilian Government
- October, Switzerland: Developing a Protective Framework: the Role of Parliamentarians to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents" - regional parliamentary seminar - focus on CEE/CIS
Lead agencies and partenrs: IPU, National Assembly of Switzerland
- Theme 4: Corporate Social Responsibility - UNICEF ECPAT
- Canada, 25 - 26 September 2008 University of Winnipeg: Role of the private sector and corporate social responsibility
Lead agencies and partners: UNICEF, Canada NatCom
- Bangkok, Thailand, 14 - 15 August 2008: (tentative): Manifestations of commercial sexual exploitation of children
Lead agencies and partners: ECPAT and global partners
- Theme 5 : International Cooperation Strategies - ECPAT/UNICEF/ Brazilian Government
- Florence, Italy, last week October: Expert meeting on "International and Regional Cooperation and Donor Support
Lead agencies and partners: Government of Italy, Italian Cooperation, IRC
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CONSULTATIONS:
REGIONAL MEETINGS:
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Buenos Aires, Argentina, 20 - 21 August
Lead agencies and partners: ECPAT, ILO-IPEC, UNICEF, SAVE, WCF
- Africa: African Technical Preparatory Meeting: Dakar, Senegal, 23- 24 September
Lead agencies and partners: UNICEF (HQ, ESARO, WCARO) and ECPAT International, African Union Commission, African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, ACPF, ANPPCAN, UNICEF MENARO, ILO-IPEC, Save the Children, Plan International, World Vision, etc
- North America: USA, date TBD (week of 15 September)
Lead agencies and partners: ECPAT USA - Beyond Borders Canada
- East Asia and the Pacific : - 15-16 August CYP Preparatory Meeting
- 18-19 August Regional Consultation
Lead agencies and partners: ECPAT, UNICEF, Plan Asia, World Vision, IPEC, AusAid, Caritas Australia, International Child Support (ICS) - Asia, ESCAP, UNIFEM, ECPAT , ESCAP, UNICEF
- South Asia: Katmandu, 27-29 August
Lead agencies and partners: ECPAT, UNICEF ROSA, Save the Children Sweden, Plan-Asia, UNIFEM:, UNFPA (SACG partners)
- Europe and Central Asia: Location TBD; date: TBD
Legal agencies and partners: ECPAT
NATIONAL MEETINGS:
- Germany: German National Conference on Commercial Sexual Exploitation, June 10, Berlin
Legal agencies and partners: German National Committee for UNICEF
- Brazil: 1st Colloquium in preparation for the World Congress III, 27-29 May, Recife, Brazil,National Consultation: September 2008
Legal agencies and partners: National Committee to Confront Sexual Violence against Children, Human Rights Secretariat, Childhood Brazil, Ministry of Social Development
- Austria : National Consultation, October 2008 (tbc)
Lead agencies and partners: Austrian NatCom/ECPAT- RESPECT Austria
