sexual abuse: The UN has it under control

 from the Japanese paper, the asahishinbum:

Expert: survivors’ voices powerful in war against child sex abuse

...Howard Taylor, executive director of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children (GPeVAC), believes amplifying the voices of survivors is one way to protect children against potential abuse... GPeVAC is an international effort to eradicate violence against children. It was launched in 2016 by the U.N. secretary-general and is hosted by UNICEF.

In all, 38 countries are involved in the partnership. Japan joined in 2018.

the case dicsussed is a man running a talent agency who abused young boys.

Globally, there is a growing need to address the sexual abuse of children. Taylor said that there has been an explosion of sexual violence in the digital space. This includes an increase in the number of sexual images of children.

Main factors behind this were changes imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased use of the internet by children. In some cases, sexual violence against children takes place via live streaming.

Currently, one in eight adults worldwide experienced sexual abuse as a child, according to one statistic. That rate is increasing in the digital age. Already one in five children has experienced sexual abuse in the digital space in a country, a survey funded by GPeVAC found. The survey was conducted in 13 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia.

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