ECPAT International Report of the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children & Adolescents now available

This comprehensive report aims to provide a reference that can be used to support post-WCIII action by all the thousands of stakeholders that participated in the process and events of the Congress. The report contains summaries of panels, workshops and dialogues for each of the five WCIII themes, over 50 PowerPoint presentations presented at the WCIII panels and workshops and more. Click here to download the full report.

Third World Congress on Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents: A European Follow-up

The World Congress III on Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents has resulted in a Declaration and Plan of Action setting the agenda for international efforts to prevent and stop the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. For more information about the process that resulted in the Rio Outcome Document, its content and linkages with the outcome of the UN Study on Violence Against Children and the possible follow-up actions in Europe (presented at the Council of Europe Platform on Children’s Rights in Strasbourg, 2-3 June 2009), click here…

World Congress III Rio Declaration and Plan for Action now available
The World Congress III blueprint for action aimed at protecting and guaranteeing the rights of children and adolescents worldwide has now been finalized. For the full text of The Rio de Janeiro Declaration and Call for Action to Prevent and Stop Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, click here EN l FR l SP l DE

ECPAT International works to ensure World Congress III results in effective measures to combat the sexual exploitation of children

Official Government delegations from 140 countries representing all regions of the world gathered together in Brazil from 25 to 28 November 2008 for the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children (WCIII). In total, more than 3000 people took part in the three-day gathering, including representatives from government, the private sector and civil society. 300 children and adolescents also joined and played an integral part in the WCIII.  The Congress opened on a high note with the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, giving the keynote speech at the opening ceremony. more...

World Congress III puts forth recommendations to combat the sexual exploitation of children

Participating countries gathered in Brazil for World Congress III have developed an international pact aimed at protecting and guaranteeing the rights of children and adolescents worldwide. While recognizing that ending child sexual exploitation is a long and difficult battle, countries are in a better position now to win the fight as a result of a blueprint for action developed at WCIII called the Rio Declaration and Action Plan to Prevent and Stop the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescent (Outcome Document). more...

ECPAT Booth at World Congress III attracts delegates from around the world

Over the course of the World Congress III, ECPAT’s booth was a welcoming and popular destination for Congress participants, wanting to expand their knowledge to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children and seeking out ECPAT’s WCIII-related publications and advocacy materials, as well as ECPAT’s wealth of other information on the commercial sexual exploitation of children. more...