About the Congress
Children and adolescents make up over a quarter of the more than 3.2 billion Internet users worldwide. This generation of over 800 million young users is in danger of becoming victims of sextortion, sexting, cyberbullying and harassment. This global problem calls for a global solution. We need an open and thorough discussion to build awareness, and to mobilize action for a better protection of minors online.
‘Child Dignity in the Digital World’ is the first world congress of its kind to bring together key stakeholders and international leaders from all relevant areas. This pioneering congress hosted by the Centre for Child Protection at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome set a milestone in the international fight against digital sexual child abuse. The invitation-only congress bought together distinguished academic experts, business leaders, leaders of civil society, high-level politicians and religious representatives from across the globe. This provides a historic opportunity to set the global agenda for the fight against online sexual child abuse and for child protection in the digital world.
“No country, no institution, no single human being can solve this problem acting alone. We must be allied in this multi-faith and multi-national effort to protect child dignity; we must understand that we are all responsible for each other in the world.”
