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One case of online child abuse is reported every second

Join us for a safe digital future for every child
6 November 2024, 11am–4:30pm, Networking Reception at 5-7pm
Ágora Bogotá Centro de Convenciones, Bogotá (Colombia)

The satellite event will be live-streamed here

The satellite event will highlight the growing threat of digital harms to children and urge world leaders to address online safety as part of the global effort to combat violence against children. Read more in our Call to Action from survivors and allies.

Safe Online, the Brave Movement, WeProtect Global Alliance, with support of over 15 other partners, are hosting Safe Digital Futures for Children: Tackling Online Harms through Joint Global Action. The Satellite event will leverage and build momentum towards the Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children on 7-8 November, 2024. 

The event will bring together policy makers, practitioners, civil society, researchers, industry members, operators, media as well as survivors and youth groups. 

We will be joined by high-level speakers including: 

  • Dr. Najat Maalla M’jid, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children
  • Camilla Waltersson Gronwall, Minister of Social Affairs, Government of Sweden
  • Marie Mokuba, Youth Mobiliser, Global Youth-Led Movement
    on ending violence against children
  • Rhiannon McDonald, Head of Advocacy, Marie Collins Foundation, and Survivor Advocates Globally Empowered (SAGE) member, Brave Movement

Watch this space for more.

Call to Action

A digital world safe for every child

Sexual violence against children and adolescents is a pressing global issue. The consequences of child sexual exploitation and abuse are profound, leading to serious implications for children’s health, societal participation and economic prospects. The digital world has amplified children’s exposure to sexual exploitation
and abuse, exposing children to unprecedented risks.

Survivors and global child protection organisations call upon Governments and other key actors to prevent and end the sexual exploitation and abuse of children online and create a safer digital future for every child.

Be part of the solution—join us in building a safer, more empowering digital world for children and young people everywhere.

While the digital world offers unparalleled opportunities, it also exposes children to unprecedented dangers, including online sexual exploitation and abuse. Online abuse is a global public health crisis, inflicting profound mental and physical harm to children, disrupting their development, well-being, and future opportunities.

The digital world is failing our children and protecting them requires urgent collective action.

Event Partners

Over 15 expert organisations have joined forces to organise this event and make child online safety a key agenda at the Global Ministerial Conference for Ending Violence Against Children. 

Program

Read more on the event including the concept note. Event agenda will be added shortly. 

Resources

See infographics, videos and other material shared by our event partners. 

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Our purpose in detail

We are here to ensure every child and young person grows in to the digital world feeling safe, and is protected from harm.

We support, champion, and invest in innovative partners from the public, private, and third sectors working towards the same objective.

We believe in equipping guardians and young people with the skills to understand and see danger themselves once accessing digital experiences without supervision.

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