Preventing and responding to child exploitation and abuse in digital environments: From global commitments to national and sectoral action

Thematic Panel

12/02/2026

11:15

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13:00

Ambassador

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This session will address the growing challenge of child exploitation and abuse in digital environments and its implications for child protection and labour systems. Panelists will discuss how evolving technologies and business models are changing patterns of harm and response, and how governments, industry and partners can close accountability gaps through stronger regulation, safeguards, reporting pathways, coordinated enforcement, and survivor-centred services—grounded in a child-rights-based approach and informed by youth and survivor perspectives.

Speakers

Abdulla Nazeer

Abdulla Nazeer

Minister of State for Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development

Maldives

Tomoya Obokata

Tomoya Obokata

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery

Alejandro Avilés Gómez

Alejandro Avilés Gómez

Legal Counsel and Advisor

CDMX Libertad sindical

Afrooz Kaviani Johnson

Afrooz Kaviani Johnson

Child Protection Specialist

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Sophie Kiladze

Sophie Kiladze

Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

UN CRC

Lavanga Wijekoon

Lavanga Wijekoon

Attorney

Littler Mendelson, P.C

Laura Bill

Laura Bill

UNICEF Representative in the Kingdom of Morocco

UNICEF

HibatAllah El Alami

HibatAllah El Alami

UNICEF Morocco Youth Advocate

UNICEF