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Event Detail

A Second World Congress on Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Dates: December 17, 2001 to December 20, 2001

Event Details

A Second World Congress on Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children was hosted by the Japanese Government in association with the Prefecture of Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan from December 17 to 20, 2001. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan, ECPAT International, UNICEF and the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child were organizing partners, echoing the partnership format of the First World Congress.

The objectives of the Second World Congress were to enhance political commitment to the implementation of the Agenda for Action adopted at the First World Congress on Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Stockholm, Sweden in 1996, review progress in the implementation of this Agenda, share expertise and good practices, and identify main problem areas and/or gaps in the fight against commercial sexual exploitation of children.

Through the Yokohama Congress, the follow-up to the first World Congress has been strengthened, particularly with regard to the monitoring processes. Interest was expressed by governmental bodies to take part in this process on a regional level in East Asia/Pacific as well as in Europe. UN ESCAP, UNICEF and ECPAT have started working together to monitor the implementation of the Stockholm Agenda for Action in East Asia and the Pacific region.¹

For more information, visit ECPAT

To read The Yokohama Global Commitment 2001, visit UNICEF

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¹http://www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/projects/monitoring/WC2.asp