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PROGRAMME

African Committee of Experts onthe Rights & Welfare of the Child

ACERWC

33rd ORDINARY SESSION

18th-28th March 2019Addis - Ababa, Ethiopia

www.acerwc.africa

PROGRAMME

Time Actitvity Responsible

08:30-09:00 Registration

09:00-10:00 • ConsultationamongCommitteeMembers• appointmentofrapporteursforApplicationsforObserverStatusreceivedAdoptionoftheAgendaandtheProgramofWork.

ACERWC Closed Session

10:00-11:00 Opening• StatementbyChildFocusedAgenciesRepresentative• StatementbyUNRepresentative• RemarksbytheCommissionerforSocialAffairs• OpeningStatementbytheChairpersonoftheACERWC• SwearinginofthenewCommitteeMember

ACERWC OpenSession

11:00-11:15 Tea/CoffeeBreak

11:15-12:30 BriefPresentationsbyPartners Partners OpenSession

12:30-12:45 StatementbyCSOforum CSOForum OpenSession

12:45-14:00 Lunch

14:00-16:30 PanelDiscussiononChildrenaffectedbyarmedconflict

ACERWC OpenSession

16:30-16:45 Tea break

16:45-17:15 PresentationontheAU-UNICEFEngagementStrategy

UNICEF OpenSession

Day1-Monday,18th March, 2019

ACERWCAfRiCAn CommiTTEE of ExPERTS on ThE RighTS And WElfARE of ThE Child

PROGRAMME


08:30-08:40 PresentationoftheobjectiveofthethemeoftheGeneralDiscussion

ACERWC OpenSession

08:40-09:10 GlobalTrends:TheWeProtectGlobalAllianceGlobalThreatAssessment

Discussions/ Q &A

Dr.HowardTaylor:WPGABoardMember&ExecutiveDirector,GlobalPartnershiptoEndViolenceAgainst Children

OpenSession

09:10-09:40 GlobalTrends:ProfileofvictimsandoffendersonChildAbuseImages:ICARE2018report-ECPAT&INTERPOL–snapshotofthefindings

ChildreninadigitalWorld-UNICEF2017report-snapshotofthefindings

Discussion / Question and answer

ECPAT

UNICEF

OpenSession

09:40-10:00 OCSETrendsinAfrica–TypesofOCSEmanifestationsspecificallyarisingoutofAfrica

Discussion / Q & A

IWF OpenSession

10:00-10:40 ResponsestoOCSE

WPGAinitiativeonMNR

AUProjecttoStrengthenregionalandnationalca-pacityandactionagainstOCSEinAfrica

AUcybersecurityanddataprotectionconvention

Presentations followed by discussions

WPgA

dSA- AUC

department of Energy and infrastructure

OpenSession

10:40-11:00 Tea/CoffeeBreak CSOForum OpenSession

DAY OF GENERAL DISCUSSION ON ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION

Day 219th March, 2019

11:00-11:45 PanelDiscussion-GAPS–ResponsestoOCSEandsexualexploitationofchildren(SEC)byExperts ChallengesofSexualExploitationofChildren

ReviewoflegislationrelatedtoOCSEinAfricaAregionalapproachinextraterritorialjurisdictionissues

5 mins presentation

ACPF

ECPAT

INTERPOL

PanelSession

11:45-12:15 PresentationonEstablishmentofaSpecializedUnittoTackleOCSE

10minPresentationanddiscussion

UNODC OpenSession

12:15-13:15 Paneldiscussion:PresentationsonChildProtectioninitiativesattheMSLevels

KenyaSouthAfrica7 mins presentation by each MS + discussion

UNICEF OpenSession

13:15-14:30 Lunch

14:30-15:00 Paneldiscussion:PresentationsonchallengesintheimplementationoftheOCSEinitiativesattheMSLevelsAngolaSenegal

PanelSession;-5minspresentationbyeachMSfollowedbyadiscussion

PanelSession

14:50-15:00 2five(5)minfilmsonOCSE OpenSession

15:00-16:00 Plenarydeliberations/proposalsonwayforward ACERWC&ECPAT

OpenSession


16:30-17:00 Adoptionofthedeclaration ACERWC OpenSession

PROGRAMME

Protecting Children fromAbuse in the digital world

#DGD #ACERWC33#OSCEin Africa

Background: OSCE in the context of the ACRWC

Article27oftheCharterspecificallyaddresseschild

sexualexploitation.ItstatesthatStatesParties“shall

undertaketoprotectthechildfromallformsofsexual

exploitationandsexualabuseandshallinparticular

takemeasurestoprevent:

(a)theinducement,coercionorencouragementof

achildtoengageinanysexualactivity;

(b)theuseofchildreninprostitutionorothersexual

practices;

(c)theuseofchildreninpornographicactivities,

performancesandmaterials.”

AtthetimewhentheCharterwasdrafted,

thephenomenonofOnlinechildsexualexploitation

(OCSE)waslargelyunknownandhenceguidance

toStatePartiesandtotheCommitteeonthistopic

islimited.OCSEencompassesseveraldistinctbut

relatedmanifestations,includingchildsexualabuse

materials,live

streamingofsexualabuse,sexting,onlinegrooming

ofchildrenforsexualpurposesandsexualextortion.

Ittakesever-evolvingformswitheachadvance

inthequalityandspreadofinternetconnectivity.

Policymakerstypicallyhavealimitedawarenessand

understandingoftheseformsofcriminality.

Duetoalackofreportingsystemstheextent

ofOCSEinAfricaislargelyunknown.However

expertsbelievethatasnewtechnologyandinternet

connectivityisrapidlydevelopinginAfrica,soisOCSE.

AlegalreviewconductedbyECPATInternationalin

nineAfricancountries,revealedseriouslimitations

inlegislativeframeworksandinlawenforcement

infrastructuretoidentifyandrespondtoOCSE.The

combinationofrapidlyincreasingconnectivity,limited

regulation,littleawareness,andpovertytogetherhold

thepotentialforanexplosivegrowthinOCSEandthus

athreattothechildreninthisContinent.Atthesame

time,successesthathavebeenachievedinfighting

OCSEinsomeotherregionsmightinducefacilitators

andperpetratorstoshifttoregionssuchasAfricaif

theyknowthatthereislessriskofdetection,arrest,

andpunishment.

AlegalreviewconductedbyECPAT

InternationalinnineAfricancountries,revealedserious

limitationsinlegislativeframeworksandinlaw

enforcementinfrastructuretoidentifyandrespond

toOCSE.Thecombinationofrapidlyincreasing

connectivity,limitedregulation,littleawareness,and

povertytogetherholdthepotentialforanexplosive

growthinOCSEandthusathreattothechildrenin

thisContinent.Atthesametime,successesthathave

beenachievedinfightingOCSEinsomeotherregions

mightinducefacilitatorsandperpetratorstoshiftto

regionssuchasAfricaiftheyknowthatthereisless

riskofdetection,arrest,andpunishment.

Howeverthereareeffortstotacklethevicein

theContinent.OCSEwasoneoftheissuesincluded

inthefirstAfricanForumonCybercrimethatwas

organizedbytheAfricanUnionCommissioninOctober

2018.

Furthertothis,sixAfricancountrieshave

signedtheWePROTECTGlobalAllianceStatement

ofAction.TheAU’sConventiononPersonalData

ProtectionandCybersecurity(MalaboConvention)has

beensignedalsobyelevencountries.TheInternational

TelecommunicationsUnion,someAfricanregulators,

Facebook,UNICEF(inMadagascar,Namibia,Uganda,

Kenya,andAlgeria),ECPAT,andtheInternetWatch

Foundationhaveongoinginitiativesrelatedto

addressingOCSEinAfrica.

Inordertoacceleratetheongoingeffortsin

addressingOCSEinAfrica,AfricanUnionCommission

throughtheDepartmentofSocialAffairsin2018,

commencedatwo-yearprojectthataimsto:build

evidenceandunderstandingofOCSEinAUMember

States;developcapacitiestoaddressthesituation;

andmobilisepoliticalcommitmentstowardsaction.

Thisactivityispartofatwo-yearprojectfundedby

PROGRAMME

theGovernmentoftheUnitedKingdomthroughthe

CommonwealthFund,whichaimsatstrengthening

regionalandnationalcapacityandactionagainst

OCSEinAfrica.

Aspartofthisproject,theACERWCintends

tohaveaDayofGeneralDiscussion(DGD)duringits

33rdSessioninMarch2019onCombattingOCSEin

Africa.TheDGDisaforumthatwillbringtogether

relevantofficialsfromMemberStates,UNagencies,

experts,academicinstitutionsandcivilsociety

organisationstodeepenunderstandingonvarious

issuesrelatingtoOCSE

TheDayofGeneralDiscussionwillsupport

theProjectthatAUCanditspartnershavestarted

onstrengtheningregionalandnationalstrategies

againstOCSE.FollowingthisDiscussion,theACERWC

willdiscussandconsidervariousoptionswithin

itsmandatebywhichitcanstrengthenitsrole,

giveopinionandprovideguidancetoStateParties

andotherStakeholdersonEndingChildSexual

Exploitation.Thismayincludebutwillnotbelimited

toaDeclarationonEndingOnlineChildSexual

ExploitationinAfrica.

Objective of the Day of the General Discussion

TheobjectivesoftheDiscussionare:

- Todeepentheunderstandingofthe

ACERWC,theAUCandAUMemberStatesonOnline

ChildSexualExploitation;

- ToidentifygapsininformationonOCSEin

Africaandstrategiestoaddressthem;

- ToassessthecurrentsituationofOCSEin

Africaasitrelatestotherightsandwelfareofchildren

asdefinedintheACRWC;

- Toprovideaplatformfordialogueamongst

participantsandtheexchangeofknowledge,good

practicesandexperiencesrelatedtoOCSE;

- Toprovidesubstantiveinformationthat

willfacilitatetheCommittee’sdialoguewithand

recommendationstoStatespartiesonissuesrelated

toOCSE;and

- ToprovideguidancetoStatePartiesonhow

toprotectchildrenfromonlinechildsexualexploitation

throughpolicies,legislation,lawenforcementand

programmes.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES FollowingthisDiscussion,theACERWCwilldiscuss

andconsidervariousoptionswithinitsmandateby

whichitcanstrengthenitsrole,giveopinionandpro-

videguidancetoStatePartiesandotherStakeholders

onEndingChildSexualExploitation.Thismayinclude

butwillnotbelimitedtoaDeclarationonEnding

OnlineChildSexualExploitationinAfrica.

PARTICIPANTSTheDGDwillhaveapproximately150attendeesas

follows:

- ACERWC

- Allparticipantsofthe33rdOrdinarySession

ofACERWC

- ThedelegationsofthefiveMemberStates

thatwillpresentreportsduringtheSession,i.e.

Nigeria,Senegal,Rwanda,BeninandSwaziland

- TechnicalpersonsintheGovernment

Ministeries(forChildren,Justice,Heath,Education,

etc.)inselectedCountries

- CSOs

- AmbassadorsorRepresentativesofthe

Embassiesofthe55MemberStatesoftheAU

- StaffofsomeAUCdepartments

- RepresentativefromAURegionalEconomic

Communities(EAC,ECOWAS,AMU/UMA,SADC,

COMESA,ECCAS)

- UNAgencies

- Rapporteur


08:30-:10:30 ConsiderationoftheStatePartyReport:Benin ACERWC OpenSession

10:30-10:45 Tea/Coffeebreak

10:45-12:15 ConsiderationoftheStatePartyReport:Benin(Continuation…….)

ACERWC OpenSession

12:15-12:45 ElementsofConcludingObservations ACERWC ClosedSession

12:45-13:45 Lunch

13:45-15:45 ConsiderationoftheStatePartyReport:Eswatini ACERWC OpenSession


16:00-17:30 ConsiderationoftheStatePartyReport:Eswatini(Continuation…….)

ACERWC OpenSession

17:30-18:00 ElementsofConcludingObservations ACERWC ClosedSession

18:00-20:00 LaunchoftheStudyontheImpactofCorruptiononChildren

ChildFocusedAgencies

Cocktail


08:30-10:30 ConsiderationoftheStatePartyReport:RwandaReport

ACERWC OpenSession


10:45-12:15 ConsiderationoftheStatePartyReport:RwandaReport(Continuation…….)

ACERWC OpenSession

12:15-12:45 ElementsofConcludingobservations ACERWC ClosedSession

12:45-13:45 Lunch

13:45-15:45 ConsiderationoftheStatePartyReport:Nigeria ACERWC OpenSession


16:00-17:30 ConsiderationoftheStatePartyReport:NigeriaReport(Continuation…….)

ACERWC OpenSession


Day3-Wednesday,20th March, 2019

Day4-Thursday,21st March, 2019

PROGRAMME


08:30-10:30 ConsiderationoftheStatePartyReport:Senegal

ACERWC OpenSession


10:45-12:15 ConsiderationoftheStatePartyReport:SenegalReport(Continuation…….)

ACERWC OpenSession


12:45-13:45 Lunch

13:45-14:30 Presentationofthestudyonharmonizationoflaws

ACPF/ACERWC

OpenSession

14:30-15:30 TheroleofSocialWorkersintheimplementationoftheCharter&overallprotectionofChildren’sRights

GlobalSocialserviceworkforceAlliance(GSSWA)

OpenSession

15:30-15:45 Tea/CoffeeBreak 15:30-15:45 Tea/CoffeeBreak

15:45-16:45 ConsultationsontheEUSupportProject2020-2023

Consultant ClosedSession

16:45-18:00 PresentationanddiscussionontheACCP(SIDAProject)

ACCP ClosedSession


09:00-10:30 Considerationofcommunicationreceived ACERWC ClosedSession

10:30-11:45 PresentationonStrategicPlanning ACERWC ClosedSession


12:00-13:00 Executivemeeting ACERWC ClosedSession

13:00-14:15 Lunch

Day5-Friday,22nd March, 2019

Day6-Saturday,22nd March, 2019


08:30-9:45 RevisionofworkingdocumentsofACERWC ACERWC ClosedSession


10:00-11:00 CourtesyMeetingatDepartmentofSocialAffairs

ACERWC ClosedSession


12:30-13:30 Lunch






08:30-10:00 DiscussionsontheProject:StrengtheningRegionalandNationalCapacityandActionagainstOnlineChildSexualExploitationProject

DSA/ACERWC

ClosedSession


10:15-11:45 DiscussionsonACERWC@30 ACERWC ClosedSession

11:45-12:30 ReportonthemeofDAC2020 ACERWC ClosedSession

12:30-13:30 Lunch

•PresentationofActivities2019•DiscussionsontheLetterofurgentappeals

15:15-16:15 Mission reports ACERWC ClosedSession


16:30-17:00 Considerationofobserverstatus ACERWC ClosedSession

Day7-Monday,25th March, 2019

Day8-Tuesday,26th March, 2019

PROGRAMME


08:30-10:30 Adoptionofdecisions ACERWC ClosedSession


10:45-11:30 Presentationon2018Budgetexecutionrateand2019Budget

11:30-12:30 Internalmatters ACERWC ClosedSession

12:30-13:45 Lunch

PRESESSION

13:45-14:00 BriefRemarksbytheChairpersonoftheACERWC


14:00-15:00 PresentationanddiscussionsontheGuineaBissauCivilSocietyOrganizationsReport



15:15-16:15 PresentationanddiscussionsontheGuineaBissauCivilSocietyOrganizationsReport


16:15-17:30 CSO-ElementsofListofIssues ACERWC ClosedSession

Day9-Wednesday,27th March, 2019


08:30-9:30 PresentationanddiscussionsontheMauritaniaCivilSocietyOrganizationsReport


9:30-9:45 Tea/Coffeebreak

9:45-10:45 PresentationanddiscussionsontheMauritaniaCivilSocietyOrganizationsReport


10:45-12:30 CSO-ElementsofListofIssues ACERWC ClosedSession

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 AdoptionoftheReportofthe33rdSessionandClosing

ACERWC OpenSession


Day10-Thursday,28th March, 2019

www.acerwc.africa #ACERWC33

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