GENEVA – SOME 750,000 sexual predators are constantly prowling the Internet in a bid to gain contact with children, a United Nations report warned on Wednesday.
‘The number of sites devoted to child pornography worldwide is growing. The number of predators connected to the Internet at any one time is estimated to be 750,000,’ said Najat Maala, Special Rapporteur on the child prostitution and child pornography issue.
Unicef also estimates there are more than four million websites featuring minors, including those of children aged under two years.
More than 200 new images are also circulated daily, according to Maala, who pointed out the production and distribution of child pornographic images rakes in between US$3 and US$20 billion (S$29 billion) a year.
‘Images of sexually exploited children are not only growing in number but are also increasingly shocking,’ added Ms Maala, who estimates that between 10,000 and 100,000 minors are victims of the child pornography network.
She noted that the age of sexual consent should not be used as an excuse for child pornographic peddlers – as it is used in places where this age limit is lower than the definition of who constitutes a minor.
This is because a ‘child under 18 cannot be considered to be able to consent to sexual exploitation, including child pornography,’ she added. — AFP
September 18 –
International Equal Pay Day
“Increase wages now,
more than other cost items.
For widespread, practical equality!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
n the Philippines
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
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