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Silence is acceptance

November 25, 2008

Beginning November 25, 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Third World Congress against the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents seeks global protection policies to prevent the sexual abuse of children. A guiding principle is that silence on this abuse is a form of acceptance.

Click here to launch a new UNICEF photo essay on the sexual exploitation of children.

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