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Second World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

December 1, 2000

  1. As a follow-up to the World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, which was held in Stockholm from 27 to 31 August 1996, the Japanese Government has decided to host the Second World Congress in cooperation with UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund), ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes) and the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The World Congress will be held in Yokohama from 17 to 20 December 2001.
    About 2000 participants from 122 governments, about 20 International Organizations, NGOs etc. participated in the First World Congress in Stockholm and adopted the "Declaration" and "Agenda for Action against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children."
  2. The aim of the Second World Congress is to review progress in implementing the Agenda for Action and to strengthen action to eradicate commercial sexual exploitation of children. The main themes of the World Congress will be "child pornography," " prevention, protection and recovery of children from sexual exploitation," "trafficking in children", "role and involvement of the private sector," "legislation and law enforcement," and "profile of the sex exploiter."
  3. In view of the importance of partnership among all actors concerned, we will seek wide participation from governments at senior political levels, relevant international and nongovernmental organizations, and youth representation. Together with these partners, we are committed to seeking the way to eradicate the sexual exploitation of children. Related information on the participation of NGOs and youth will be found on the home page of the Japan UNICEF Committee (Japanese NGOs and youth participation), ECPAT and NGO Group (participation of the NGOs and youth abroad) as below.
  4. Details of the Congress and further information on the preparatory process will become available following further discussion among the co-organizers. Updated information on the Second World Congress will be found on the page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj) (Japanese only), UNICEF (http://www.unicef.org other site), ECPAT (http://www.ecpat.net other site), NGO Group Focal Point (http://www.csecworldcongress.org/en/yokohama/index.htm other site), and Japan UNICEF Committee (http://www.unicef.or.jp other site) (Japanese only).

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