Protecting Children in Travel and Tourism

ECPAT International, PACT – Protect All Children from Trafficking, the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children

Protecting children in travel and tourism

Join us in a series of in-depth panel discussions on child protection in travel and tourism to unpack the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children SRSG VAC’s report on child protection in travel and tourism. This exclusive roundtable, convened by ECPAT International, PACT, and the SRSG VAC’s Office, will offer three thematic panels discussing:

  1. Children’s perspectives on how tourism delivers its promises of sustainable development
  2. The role of travel and transportation industry in preventing child exploitation
  3. The financial sector’s role in addressing child sexual exploitation

Register to attend the event online or in-person here by 9 October.

Read the concept note here and learn more about the panel discussions here.

Learn more about the speakers here.

Read the Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children Dr. Najat Maalla M’jid here.

Read the Child-Friendly version of the Special Representative’s report to the General Assembly, available in English and other languages here.