Concerned about the increasing rate of child rights violations and sustained sexual exploitation including Children on the move, and young migrants, children with disabilities and children exploited in Quranic Learning Centers;. Sharing developmental experiences, lessons learned, best practices and key challenges in justice administration for the children, especially those on the move;. Renew our commitment to the implementation of goals and targets, thus the Call for Action to prevent, prohibit and stop rights violation against children on the move, and provide the necessary support to children who have fallen victim of such violation as mentioned below.
Reiterate that the multiple abuses of children on the move are gross infringements of their fundamental Human Rights; thus the need for Member States to prevent, prosecute, punish and promote partnership in their efforts to respect their human dignity, physical and mental integrity. Express concern at the continuing high level of sexual exploitation of children and young migrant in States in all regions, and at the increase in certain forms of sexual exploitation of children and young migrants, in particular through abuse of the Internet and new developing technologies, and as a result of the increased mobility in irregular migration.
Note with deep concern the increased vulnerability of many children on the move as a result of increasing poverty, social and gender inequality, discrimination, drug and alcohol abuse, ongoing demand for sex with children, environmental degradation, displacement, occupation, armed conflict, food insecurity and other emergencies that create strains on the basic unit of the family responsible for the protection of children, in all regions and Member States underpinned by an environment of social tolerance, complicity and impunity.
Recall the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other national blue prints of individual member countries which calls on States Parties various state Governments to take all appropriate measures to ensure that the child is protected from all forms of sexual exploitation, as well as the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, which require States Parties to prohibit, criminalize and prosecute these practices in our respective Member States.
There is the need to integrate cross-sectoral policies and create a more coherent framework for effective actions for the protection of children on the move - victims of rights violation. In many States, laws do not adequately define and criminalize the various forms of sexual exploitation of children and young migrants in accordance with applicable international standards, therefore hindering the effective protection of children as well as the prosecution of these crimes.
