Action Plan
You will find the proposal of text for the final document of the Worldwide Congress against the sexual exploitation of children and teenagers in the link “final document”. All participants will give their comments and suggestions to enrich the action plan which is part of the enclosed document. The process of consultation is now open and closes on December 28th.

Thanks!
Thanks a lot to have accompanied us for these last days! This blog will remain online for a while to give everyone a chance to read and consult the documents linked to the Congress. In the next few days, other important documents will be put online as well. Before saying goodbye, we want to leave a very special thanks to the whole team of Bice who have invested in the Congress (our offices in Paris, Brussels, Lahr and Geneva). Very special thanks in the delegation of Bice in Rio de Janeiro: Alessandra Aula, Carmen Serrano, Adriano Leite, Heidi Siegfried, Héctor Rojo, Diana Gonzalez, María Elena Iglesias, Luis Cesari and Vannak Pav. Finally, we also want to thank Oak Foundation which, by its collaboration with Bice, allowed our participation in Rio. It was a well-worth journey!

The Children
We had much success at the Congress of Rio! The four days of exchange with experts on children and teenagers gave us lots of information which we are eager to share with all. At the end of the Congress, we faced a few problems and moments of frustrations. These were feelings of frustration, but also pride that merged together. On the one hand, the congress was a success linked to all of the progress accomplished since the first congress in Sweden, 12 years ago. On the other, we faced many challenges. For Bice, all that we experienced these last few days will motivate us to continue our jobs in favour of children. The challenges which were raised during the Congress show the importance of Bice and its respect towards the rights of the children who are victims of violence, abuse and exploited sexually. The office in Geneva will now have another opportunity for Bice to confirm its commitment in favour of children and their rights.

The end, a new departure
After months of preparation for the Worldwide Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of children and teenagers and four days of an active participation at conferences and workshops, we arrived at the end of our participation. Our team brought its expertise in Rio de Janeiro and shared it with hundreds of persons who came from all over the world to search for resolutions to problems which millions of children and teenagers face everyday. At the end of the Congress, the organisers introduced a proposal of text for the final document, which will be disclosed in approximately one month. The proposal is found by clicking on the link "final Document ".

The importance of networks
The workshop on " Regional Collaboration in support for public policies " ended at 13 h. Maria Elena Iglesias, a member of the delegation of Bice, spoke about the experience of regional network against sexual violence on children and teenagers. Alessandra Aula was the
second speaker on that issue. Here are some important points of the workshop:

- The assertion of the cohesion of the organisations of networks;
- Strengthen the tools for monitoring of global aspects;
- The importance of meetings to assure exchange, captivation and broadcasting of methods and equipments;
- Develop regional actions with homogeneous elements;
- Establish mechanisms of communication.

The Last Day
As planned, we arrived early in the morning to collect the Bice stand with all the brochures.
Then, we went for the last conference on « Strategies of international collaboration ».
At 11 h 30, Bice presented the workshop on « Regional Collaboration in support of public policies ».

The Congress in pictures
If you want to see little more of the Congress, we invite you to take a look at some of the photographs of "Rio Centro", general ambience, workshops, etc in the link « The Congress in pictures ». Great conference and will write more tomorrow!