2018年10月3日，全球知名老牌差旅管理企业嘉信力旅运（Carlson Wagonlit Travel，简称CWT）及其母公司卡尔森集团（Carlson）受邀列席了位于美国纽约联合国总部大楼召开的由世界儿童基金会（The World Childhood Foundation）与瑞典驻联合国代表团（The Swedish Mission to the UN）举办的高峰论坛。该论坛会议旨在呼吁社会关注儿童遭受性侵的全球性问题，同时鼓励发挥社会各阶层各群体优势和作用坚决推进保护儿童免受性虐待这一全球化工作的展开。
据统计，截止目前，全球范围内有超过两亿的儿童正在面临或者曾经经历过性虐待的不幸遭遇，不仅如此，性虐待之后的创伤是难以修复并伴随一生的；通常，受害儿童会因为此阴影在成长过程中饱受煎熬，形成不止于身心健康受损、认知障碍以及发展停顿的各种负面影响。现任瑞典皇后西尔维娅（Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden）以及联合国常任副秘书长阿米娜 · 默罕默德（Amina Mohammed）女士在周三的论坛上发表了联合演讲。与此同时，经济学人智库（The EIU）首开先河，在本次论坛上发表了关于儿童性虐待与性剥削的全球基准指数的精彩演说，此项具体报告将在世界儿童基金会与卡尔森家族基金会的特别支持下于今年年底前正式发布。
同时，本次论坛还汇聚了包括来自公众事业、社会企业、非政府组织以及执法部门在内的重要决策人物，共同商讨终止儿童遭受任何形式暴力侵害的社会问题，从而确保在未来12年内全面实现联合国可持续发展目标中16.2关于终止儿童遭受虐待、剥削以及贩卖等暴力现象的相关条款。
CWT首席执行官Kurt Ekert代表社会企业参与了相关圆桌讨论。CWT及其母公司卡尔森集团以及卡尔森家族基金会自20世纪90年代起就开始关注儿童贩卖与剥削问题。近期，CWT在企业内部成立了CWT抵制人口贩卖特别行动队，而卡尔森集团更是赞助并参与了超级碗抵制人口贩卖委员会，针对在一些大型会议活动中可能出现的此类非法活动提出预防干预措施，并对受害者给与援助服务。
CWT执行副总裁及法律总顾问Lauren Aste女士代表CWT同时以世界儿童基金会董事头衔一同列席了本次会议。
“当有些社会企业还在对此类问题面露难色、袖手旁观时，CWT已经深知自己所要肩负的企业社会责任，在无数个公共场合为这些遭受凌虐的孩子振臂高呼，”Lauren女士评论道，“CWT、卡尔森集团以及卡尔森家族基金会已经针对人口贩卖制定了一个详尽全面的战略部署，我们会将这些战略部署直接融入至我们的核心业务、公益慈善、企业纲领以及战略合作。我们将携手我们所有的合作伙伴与儿童性剥削与性虐待展开一场旷日持久的斗争。”
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CWT Heads to UN to Spotlight Ending Child Sexual Abuse
On October 3, Carlson Wagonlit Travel and its parent company, Carlson, join the World Childhood Foundation USA and the Swedish Mission to the UN, in a high-level meeting at the United Nations in New York. The meeting aims to put a spotlight on the universal problem of child sexual abuse and the urgent need to develop effective solutions through multi-stakeholder engagement.
More than 200 million children are victims of sexual abuse, with often life-long negative impact from health problems to learning difficulties and development. The meeting on Wednesday will feature a keynote address by Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden and Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. This will be followed by a presentation of the Economist Intelligence Unit's ground-breaking global benchmarking Index on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation that will be officially launched later this year, with the support of WCF and the Carlson Family Foundation.
The meeting also brings together a panel of experts from the public and private sectors, non-governmental organizations and law enforcement agencies to discuss the work that still needs to be done to end all forms of violence against children and to meet the Sustainable Development Goal target 16.2 in the 12 years remaining.
CWT CEO Kurt Ekert will represent the private sector in the panel. CWT, its parent company, Carlson, and the Carlson Family Foundation have a long history of involvement in protecting children against trafficking and all forms of exploitation that dates back to the 1990s. Most recently, we established the CWT Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force, and Carlson sponsored and participated in the Super Bowl Anti-Trafficking Committee that developed a comprehensive plan to educate, prevent and disrupt such activities at large-scale events, while providing services to victims.
Lauren Aste, executive vice president and general counsel at CWT, will also be attending the meeting, representing both CWT and as one of the directors of the World Childhood Foundation USA.
"While it can still be difficult for some in the private sector to put their brands behind this issue, CWT has regularly lent its voice in public forums to highlight the private sector's role in protecting children from abuse," she says. "CWT, Carlson and the Carlson Family Foundation have developed a holistic approach to fight trafficking through core business activities, philanthropy, advocacy, and strategic partnerships. We are fully committed, together with our partners, to the long-term fight to end child sexual exploitation and abuse."
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