Child Online Protection (COP) is an initiative which is established by

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in November 2008 within the framework of the Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA). The initiative was supported by the

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, states and several international organizations. COP is an international collaborative network to protect children worldwide against cyber threats by providing legal, technical and organizational measures.ITU COP Initiative
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Objectives

COP main objectives are as follows: * Identification of risks and vulnerabilities to children in cyberspace * Creation of awareness among policymakers, industry, parents and educators as well as the children * Development of practical tools to help minimize risk * Sharing knowledge and experience ITU established a Work Group on COP and enhanced its mandate Based on RESOLUTION 179 of The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union in 2010.RESOLUTION 179 of The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union in 2010
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Partners

ITU is working with the following organizations on COP: *

UNICEF UNICEF ( ), originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Development a ...

UNODC The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC; French: ''Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime'') is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the ...

* UNICRI * UNIDIR *

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...

Interpol The International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL (abbreviated as ICPO–INTERPOL), commonly known as Interpol ( , ; stylized in allcaps), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime cont ...

* ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency) * Insafe * Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) *

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In addition, there several civil society and private sector organization who participate in the project.

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