ECPAT International

Last updated: 2023-02-02

About our SID activities

This Safer Internet Day, join us as we share more information about what we can all do to protect children better online. Follow us on social media and visit our website to learn more about concrete ways that you can take, starting today, to help us prevent child sexual abuse online. Learn more.

What we are doing to create a better internet...

In 2024, ECPAT International will lead various activities across the globe to create a safer internet for children. 

With a major focus on the EU, we work closely with ECPAT EU Members, child protection organisations, survivors and technical experts to advance robust and comprehensive laws that protect children from child sexual abuse and exploitation online. Our mission is to ensure that children's rights are at the core of EU digital and social policies. Click here to learn more about our work.

In partnership with UNICEF and INTERPOL and with funding from the Global Partnership to End Violence against Children through its Safe Online initiative, ECPAT is expanding the project research Disrupting Harm, gathering evidence on the context, threats, and children’s perspectives of online child sexual exploitation and abuse in 4 new regions: Latin America and the Caribbeans, Middle East and North Africa, Europe and Central Asia, and South Asia.  Learn more about the Disrupting Harm research findings, and stay tuned for further insights in 2024. 

In collaboration with Terre Des Hommes Netherlands and Eurochild - on behalf of the Down To Zero Alliance - ECPAT is conducting research in 15 countries, engaging directly with children and caregivers on their views on online child safety. Read the Early Findings from the VOICE Research and stay tuned for the launch of the full report in 2024.

In 2024, ECPAT will continue to work closely with UNICEF to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and member states in implementing the Regional Plan of Action for the Protection of Children from All Forms of Online Exploitation and Abuse in ASEAN. Furthermore, ECPAT is leading a programme of regional advocacy to build a safe digital world for children. This work is delivered in the framework of the Down to Zero Alliance.

ECPAT will continue coordinating the Dynamic Coalition on Children’s Rights in the Digital Environment as an expert working group at the Internet Governance Forum. In addition, we will further develop our work on the gender dimensions of sexual exploitation in online gaming communities. 

About us

ECPAT International stands as a united front of 126 civil society organisations spread across over 100 nations, each passionately committed to the shared vision of eradicating the sexual exploitation of children. Harnessing the power of over three decades of experience in multi-stakeholder engagement and partnership management, our expansive network operates on national, regional, and global levels. We relentlessly drive forward, fuelled by the conviction that every child deserves a world free from sexual exploitation. 

Additional links/resources

Website
https://ecpat.org/

Email address
info@ecpat.org

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