Day 11: WWSF 19 Day Campaign: Prevention of Child Sex Tourism
Definition Child Sex Tourism (CST)
"Child Sex Tourism (CST) is the sexual exploitation of children by a person or persons who travel from their home district, home geographical region, or home country in order to have sexual contact with children.” Child sex tourists can be both domestic travelers and international tourists. Child sex tourism involves the exchange of cash, clothes, food, or some other form of consideration to a child or to a third?party for sexual contact". (Ecpat)
"Victims of CST are often:?
? Caught in poverty, from minority groups, dependent on seasonal economies?
? Working children?
? Children living on the street?
? Children abused or neglected in the home?
? AIDS orphans"?(Ecpat)
Honorable Presidents and Ministers,
Your duty is to protect children from child sex tourism. How can you condemn the unacceptability of such "business", and declare the unreservable right to dignity for all children and youth?
Child victims have no single story and come from a wide range of backgrounds. Therefore, the ? one-size fits all ? approach cannot hope to protect children against sex tourism. Given that there is no typical victim, prevention and response measures must be tailored to the specific situations if they are to be effective. There must also be adequate resources to provide skilled care for child victims of sex tourism.?
Excerpt of the virtual conference: 23 June 2021 – Child Protection as Part of Sustainable and Responsible Travel & Tourism Recovery. "June 2021 marked the tenth anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the globally recognized framework for State duties and business responsibilities in preventing and addressing business-related human rights abuse. Although many businesses refer to the UNGP and other human rights guidelines, children’s rights still need to be equally perceived as an intrinsic part of human rights frameworks". https://www.protectingchildrenintourism. org/23-june-2021-child-protection-as-part-of-sustainable-and-responsible-travel-tourism-recovery/?
In the travel and tourism sector, awareness about trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children has increased over the last decade among ‘frontrunner’ businesses, many of which are members of The Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism (The Code). Much more needs to be done to improve national legal and policy frameworks, and step up the accountability of business to prevent sexual exploitation of children.?
"As the world responds to?
COVID-19, we see that push factors that facilitate or lead to sexual exploitation of children are expected to intensify. According to ECPAT members across the world, restrictions imposed by governments worldwide to curb the virus heavily impact on children.
Today, ECPAT is present in 102 countries, through 118 members."?
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Please share the idas for action on our 19 Days Prevention
with your family and network. We all have a role to play to create a world fit for children.
We thank you for your solidarity.
Elly Pradervand, WWSF President and CEO, Women's World Summit Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland.
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