From Stockholm to Yokohama

Second World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

In August 1996, 122 governments met in Stockholm, Sweden, to discuss and commit themselves to act against the commercial sexual exploitation of children. The first World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation was a ground-breaking event. Hosted by the Government of Sweden in cooperation with UNICEF, the campaigning organization ECPAT, and the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, this was the first time that governmental, United Nations and civil society players had joined forces as equal partners to address this serious violation of children's rights to health, safety, protection and freedom from harm.

Now, five years later, the Government of Japan and its co-organizers - UNICEF, ECPAT and the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child - invite governments, NGOs, intergovernmental players and private sector representatives, young people and others working to eliminate commercial sexual exploitation of children, to meet and see what progress has been made. In this working Congress, the focus will be on bringing information up to date, building on experiences since Stockholm, sharing lessons learned and moving forward with improved understanding, more and better ideas for action, new partnerships and even stronger commitment.

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