International Cooperation for Preventing and Responding to Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents: the Role of International Actors and Donors

23-24 October 2008

As a contribution to the World Congress III Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents organized by the Government of Brazil from 25-28 November in Rio de Janeiro, the Government of Italy and the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre are organizing a thematic Consultation on Theme 5 of the Congress "International Cooperation for Preventing and Responding to Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents: the Role of International Actors and Donors". The international expert meeting will take place in Florence, on 23 and 24 October, 2008.

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Stronger legislation and effective implementation needed to protect South Asian children from trafficking The UNICEF IRC report on child trafficking in South Asia was launched today in Kathmandu

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World Congress Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents

South Asia Forum (SAF) Regional Preparatory Consultation for the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents

27-29th August, Kathmandu, Nepal

The SAF Preparatory Consultation will bring together Government officials, representatives of the United Nations family, non-governmental and civil society organizations, private sector, children and young people to share good practices being undertaken by Governments and partners, examine new challenges and dimensions of CSEC, and set more targeted strategies which build on achievements since the First World Congress in 1996. The expected outcome of the Consultation will be the identification of concrete targets within a timetable of achievement, to be presented at the World Congress III.

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Child Trafficking in South Asia

South Asia Preparatory Consultation for World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents

The UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre will play an active role in a preparatory consultation on sexual exploitation of children and adolescents, to be held in Kathmandu, 27-29 August 2008. The consultation will highlight issues specific to the South Asia region, make linkages with ongoing regional processes/initiatives geared towards combating violence against children, identify and agree upon specific targets and indicators for sexual exploitation in the region, provide a platform for governments to share their country positions, and agree on a process for children’s participation in the November 2008 World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents.