2025 ASEAN ICT Forum on Child Online Protection
Convened by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development and the Ministry of Communications of Malaysia, in collaboration with the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) Malaysia and Thailand, and supported by UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, the 2025 Forum aims to provide a positive space for discussion and collaboration. This event brings together industry leaders, government representatives, and other key stakeholders to ensure the safety of children online.
Recognising the rapidly growing numbers of children at risk of online harms, the need to accelerate action on child online protection and the necessity of providing guidance for ASEAN Member States, ASEAN Heads of State adopted the Declaration on the Protection of Children from All Forms of Online Exploitation and Abuse in 2019, followed, in 2021, by the endorsement of the Regional Plan of Action for the Protection of Children from All Forms of Online Exploitation and Abuse in ASEAN to support implementation of the Declaration.
Priority Action 7 of the Regional Plan of Action highlights the critical role of collaborations between industry and the private sector in preventing and responding to online harms, and calls for an annual convening of industry, government and other sectors to identify key actions and areas for collaboration.
The 4th ASEAN ICT Forum on Child Online Protection will take place on 18-19 November 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Forum will address a range of pressing and emerging issues, as well as share key findings from the End of Term Review of the Regional Plan of Action on the Protection of Children from All Forms of Online Exploitation and Abuse in ASEAN 2021-2025 and the highlights of the extended Regional Plan of Action 2026-2030 for national and regional action.

Event Co-Hosts:

With Additional Support From:

The event will be held in-person.
In-person attendance is limited to invited and registered guests only.
Non-sponsored delegates may arrange their own accommodation directly with the hotel, or at numerous other local hotels such as below:
- Aloft Hotel (4 Stars, 5 minute walk to the Hilton, 5, Jalan Stesen Sentral, Kuala Lumpur Sentral)
Slides and other Documentary Resources
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General
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Declaration on the Protection of Children from all Forms of Online Exploitation and Abuse in ASEAN
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Regional Plan of Action for the Protection of Children from All Forms of Online Exploitation and Abuse in ASEAN
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ASEAN ICT Forum 2024 Summary Report
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ASEAN ICT Forum 2023 Summary Report
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ASEAN ICT Forum 2022 Summary Report
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General comment No. 25 (2021) on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment
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Recommendations from Industry Regarding ASEAN Member State Regulations to Strengthen Tech Company Accountability in Protecting Children Online
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A Call to Action from Children and Young People to the private sector on child online protection
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Shaping the Future: Advancing Safety and Digital Rights for Children in a Tech-Driven World. Recommendations from the 2024 Young People’s Advisory Group
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VENUE INFORMATION
Hilton Sentral Hotel
Address: 3, Jalan Stesen Sentral, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable People
The Forum organisers take the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people seriously.
As part of their registration, all participants agreed to abide by the requirements of the Forum specific child safeguarding policy.
• ASEAN ICT Forum Child Safeguarding Policy
During and following the event, the Safeguarding Focal Point may be contacted directly in person by notifying staff on the registration table. She may also be contacted by the below details:
Rachel Harvey
Regional Adviser, Child Protection
UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Office
Mobile: +66 (0) 65 415 4814
Email: rharvey@unicef.org