The United Arab Emirates, represented by the Higher Committee for Child Protection at the Ministry of Interior participated in the meeting held at the INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France by the Virtual Global Force, one of the world’s largest international child protection taskforces.
The meeting aims to explore new techniques to protect children from online sexual abuse.
Experts from all nine international VGT law enforcement agencies were at the two-day meeting (8 – 9 September), which followed a three-day gathering of the INTERPOL specialist group on crimes against children which brought together experts from 52 countries.
Chairman of the VGT and Australian Federal Police (AFP) Assistant Commissioner Neil Gaughan, presented to the specialist group, emphasizing that law enforcement can not prosecute its way out of this crime in isolation.
“Part of the answer to combating online child sexual exploitation lies in forging greater international partnerships, particularly cooperation with industry, the private sector and non government organizations.
“Through the Virtual Global Taskforce and our partners we can identify strategies to jointly combat this horrendous crime and bring these predators to justice,” Assistant Commissioner Gaughan said.
One of the highlights of Assistant Commissioner Gaughan’s presentation was the announcement of the VGT draft resolution proposed for the 80th INTERPOL General Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam later in the year.
The specialist group were briefed on the proposal which derived from the 2010 VGT conference outcome, to assist and guide countries around the world requiring child protection legislation. The group supported the proposal and acknowledged the work undertaken by the VGT collaboration.
The specialist group throughout the three-day deliberations also addressed the use of Green Notices, an INTERPOL tool developed to assist in the identification of traveling sex offenders, preventing offending around the world.
The issue has previously been raised with the VGT and: ‘under appropriate circumstances the VGT supports the proportionate use of INTERPOL Green Notices for suspected or convicted individuals of child sex offences traveling outside of their home country, giving due considerations to individual legislative and administrative constraints. The VGT further recommends that countries which experience legislative and administrative constraints with the issuance of Green Notices to work towards reform that will allow their use.’
The meeting aims to explore new techniques to protect children from online sexual abuse.
Experts from all nine international VGT law enforcement agencies were at the two-day meeting (8 – 9 September), which followed a three-day gathering of the INTERPOL specialist group on crimes against children which brought together experts from 52 countries.
Chairman of the VGT and Australian Federal Police (AFP) Assistant Commissioner Neil Gaughan, presented to the specialist group, emphasizing that law enforcement can not prosecute its way out of this crime in isolation.
“Part of the answer to combating online child sexual exploitation lies in forging greater international partnerships, particularly cooperation with industry, the private sector and non government organizations.
“Through the Virtual Global Taskforce and our partners we can identify strategies to jointly combat this horrendous crime and bring these predators to justice,” Assistant Commissioner Gaughan said.
One of the highlights of Assistant Commissioner Gaughan’s presentation was the announcement of the VGT draft resolution proposed for the 80th INTERPOL General Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam later in the year.
The specialist group were briefed on the proposal which derived from the 2010 VGT conference outcome, to assist and guide countries around the world requiring child protection legislation. The group supported the proposal and acknowledged the work undertaken by the VGT collaboration.
The specialist group throughout the three-day deliberations also addressed the use of Green Notices, an INTERPOL tool developed to assist in the identification of traveling sex offenders, preventing offending around the world.
The issue has previously been raised with the VGT and: ‘under appropriate circumstances the VGT supports the proportionate use of INTERPOL Green Notices for suspected or convicted individuals of child sex offences traveling outside of their home country, giving due considerations to individual legislative and administrative constraints. The VGT further recommends that countries which experience legislative and administrative constraints with the issuance of Green Notices to work towards reform that will allow their use.’
For his part, Major General Nasser Lekhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Chairman of the Higher Committee for Child Protection and UAE representative in VGT board of directors stated that the preparations to host the VGT conference by UAE during December 2012 are in progress.
He further urged all concerned agencies at the Ministry of Interior to work collectively in order to bring this meeting a success, in pursuance of the directives of Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minster and Minster of Interior.
He further urged all concerned agencies at the Ministry of Interior to work collectively in order to bring this meeting a success, in pursuance of the directives of Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minster and Minster of Interior.
According to the VGT agenda, this meeting is held once every two years in of the members states, he pointed out.
According to Lt. Colonel Faisal Al Shammari, director of the Ministry of Interior’s Child Protection Center, Al Nuaimi has ordered that a series of activities be prepared during the few coming weeks. They will be announced simultaneously with GITEX 2011.
New VGT industry partners include The End Child Prostitution Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes network (ECPAT International), International Association of Internet Ho
New VGT industry partners include The End Child Prostitution Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes network (ECPAT International), International Association of Internet Ho