A/HRC/31/34 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 1 December 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-first session Agenda items 2 and 3 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Information and communications technology and child sexual exploitation Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary In the present report, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights provides an analysis of the legal framework applicable to child sexual exploitation online, and identifies the different forms of sexual exploitation online, including sexual abuse material, grooming, “sextorsion” and child sexual abuse live streaming. It focuses on ways of preventing this phenomenon through legislation and empowerment strategies for children and caregivers, includes examples of good practices and makes recommendations on fighting the sexual exploitation of children online. GE.15-21124(E) *1521124*