“There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they can grow up in peace.”
Kofi Annan in the Foreword to "The State of the World's Children 2000"

Sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children are a global and widespread outrage confronted by the most vulnerable members of our society in the course of their learning and social development process. The physical and psychological consequences of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children often lasting a life time, and the high level of suffering therefore, firmly imposed on States to take action. (more)