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Wednesday 10 Feb 2016 - 14:06 Makkah mean time-1-5-1437
Geneva, (IINA) - The annual Safer Internet Day (SID) of 2016 is being held under the theme 'Play your part for a better Internet'. To mark the day, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the European network 'Insafe' are promoting a safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially among children and young people around the world.
According to a UNODC statement, the organization supports the SID as part of the global community seeking to keep children safe online and offline. An essential tool in this regard is the Global Program on Cybercrime, which works in different regions across the world in partnership with governments, law enforcement, the judiciary, academia, the private sector and other actors to stem cybercrime, especially those that harm children.
Speaking on this year's SID, UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov noted: "The online sexual abuse and exploitation of children presents a global challenge. I am delighted that the UNODC Global Program on Cybercrime is making a real difference to communities, to schools and to young people. We can, and must, work together to do more to reduce the online threat to the most important members of our society: our children".
One of the regions where the Program has been implemented is South East Asia, where the Office works to train and enhance cyber investigative capability. UNODC also works throughout East Africa to build long-term partnerships, networks and skills to actively prevent harm to children.
"But it's much more than that too", noted Neil Walsh, Chief of the Global Program. "We're preventing children from being abused in the first place. We're talking to children and teachers in their schools and parents in their communities. Ultimately, we help to keep people safe - which is what Safer Internet Day is about".
"Thanks to the support of UNODC's donors, the Office is at the forefront of working to counter cybercrime. Through our Global Program, our office in El Salvador started its work against this crime in 2014. Since then we have supported the development, strengthening and equipping of the Salvadoran National Civil Police Cybercrime Unit", he added.
Executive Director Fedotov concluded by saying that the SID provides excellent resources and focus for everyone, young and old, to learn more about staying safe online. "I wish the Day every success".
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