1 December 2008
Luanda — A delegation of Angolan MPs participated on 25-28 November, in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil, in the third World Congress on Fighting against Children's and Teenagers' Sexual Exploitation.
The MPs belonging to the 7th commission of the National Assembly, which deals with issues related to Infancy, Family and Women Promotion, witnessed the launch of the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), which is an initiative of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), as a new guide to fight against trafficking and children's as well as teenagers' sexual exploitation.
Children pornography in the Internet and sexual tourism involving infants and adolescents were themes discussed in the event that was aimed at involving governments, businesspeople and the civil society in a discussion to find strategies to fight against this kind of violence.
The manual "Fighting the Traffic of Children for Labour exploitation: a tool for government managers and technicians, comprises good practices and researches to implement programmes and strengthen public policies in the sector, was also released in the congress that counted on the participation of about 3000 people from 170 countries, among them teenagers and young people who played an active role during the discussions.
The two first congresses were held in Stockholm City, in Sweden, in 1996 and in Yokohama City, Japan, in 2001.
The Angolan delegation comprised, besides the MPs, the Welfare and Social Reintegration deputy minister, Maria da Luz, experts from the National Criminal Investigation Department (DNIC) and Angolan Children's National Institute (INAC).
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