ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, A SECURITY THREAT IN GHANA

A two-day stakeholder forum to explore workable strategies to eradicate the negative effects of the use of electronic media on children has been held in Accra. The forum on the theme: “Stakeholders brainstorming session on on-line child sexual exploitation- an emerging security threat in Ghana,” is expected to help craft a national response to this creeping and insidious menace. Under the auspices of the Ministry of the Interior with support from UNICEF, the forum attracted participants drawn from the Ministries, NGOs, Media, Security Agencies, IT experts, Academia and Telecommunications Service Providers. Participants discussed topics such as, global perspective on...

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