Date: 8 November 2004
Location: London, UK

The Task Force to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation in Tourism is a global action platform of tourism-related key-players from the government and the
tourism industry sectors, international organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and media associations whose aim is to prevent, uncover, isolate and eradicate the sexual exploitation of children in tourism. It is an open-ended network which was established by the World Tourism Organisation in 1997 as a follow-up to the Stockholm Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.

The next consultative meeting of the Task Force is to be held in November in London, in connection with this year's edition of the World Travel Market.

Following the decision taken at its last meeting in Berlin (13 March 2004), this autumn's Task Force will feature both a thematic session on THE ROLE OF THE
TRAVEL MEDIA in the Prevention of the Sexual Exploitation of Children in Tourism, to be held during the first part of the meeting, as well as a REPORTING SESSION which will take place during the second part.

The format of the gathering is designed to enable participants to learn more about the contribution that the media can make in prevention child sexual abuse in tourism at the same time as it provides opportunities for them to interact and share experiences and good practices.

National tourism administrations (NTAs), industry associations and businesses, tourism education centres and non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
interested in reporting on actions and measures taken in their respective countries to combat the sexual exploitation of children in tourism (SECT), including on challenges or obstacles encountered, are invited to contact the Task Force Co-ordinator for details. [Source: CRIN]

For more information, contact:
Ms. Marina Diotallevi, Co-ordinator
Task Force for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in
Tourism
World Tourism Organisation (WTO)
Capitán Haya 42, 28020 Madrid, Spain
Tel: +34 91 567 81 72
Fax: +34 91 571 82 19
E-mail: mdiotallevi@world-tourism.org