The Government of Chad was not represented at the First World Congress in Stockholm, but it participated to the Second World Congress in Yokohama and subsequently committed itself to the Declaration of Stockholm. Chad has not yet developed a National Plan of Action specifically dealing with CSEC. However, during ECPAT’s research in the region in 2003, the interim Director of the Child Protection Department of the Ministry of Justice declared that a National Plan of Action against CSEC was being drafted. Although no copies of the draft were made available, it is said that it includes provisions with respect to investigation, advocacy, legal reforms and rehabilitation programmes. 
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Meanwhile, civil society organisations are discussing the issue more openly and potential solutions are being investigated.  The Government of Chad has often been criticised for it cultivates and encourages impunity. In addition, it is worth noting the cumbersome influence of tradition, which often outweighs positive law.  Far more action thus needs to be implemented in order to tackle efficiently CSEC in Chad.
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That said, the NGO Droits de l’Homme Sans Frontičres highlights the fact that the Stockholm Agenda for Action remain unknown to most humanitarian representatives in Chad.  Furthermore, the Action Plans on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children are enforced, but no specific provisions are covering CSEC related offences. 
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Deuzoumbe Passalet, Daniel. ‘A Situational Analysis of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Chad’ in Situational Analysis Studies on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Morocco, Mauritania, Chad, Egypt and Tunisia. ECPAT International. Thailand. March 2003
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ECPAT International. Five Years after Stockholm. ECPAT International. Bangkok. 2001
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ECPAT International. Looking Back, Thinking Forward. ECPAT International. Bangkok, Thailand. 2000.<p>Last updated: 9 February 2004