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"en.20111026.22.3-380-000"2
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"The scale of the sexual exploitation of children is very large and affects all the Member States. Research conducted in Poland by the Nobody’s Children Foundation has shown that 9% of girls and 6% of boys have had sexual contact with an adult before reaching the age of 15.
I call upon all countries which still have not done so to ratify the Lanzarote Convention – the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse. I appeal in particular to the Polish Presidency to set a good example and ratify the convention without delay. Combating sex crimes requires preventative measures. Public information campaigns are needed for children and parents. It is necessary to initiate Union-funded educational programmes in schools. Children have to be aware of what kinds of situation and behaviour are dangerous, and they have to know where to report such incidents. Only by working in this way can we reduce the scale of the sexual exploitation of children. The Member States should be providing regular training for officials who may come into contact with children who have been the victims of sexual exploitation. Such officials have to know how to identify crime, and they have to have the ability and the skills necessary to intervene. The Member States should also be giving support to child victims and their families. International cooperation on the prosecution of crimes, the protection of child victims and preventative measures requires urgent adaptation to the needs of the hour."@en1
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