The Model National Response

The framework

This document sets out the Model National Response (MNR) for countries and organisations to support them to prevent and tackle child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Whilst the Model is focused on helping countries to build their response to online child sexual exploitation, it acknowledges that this cannot be addressed in isolation and a wider set of capabilities to prevent and tackle child sexual exploitation and abuse are required to be in place to ensure a complete national response.

Model National Response Maturity Model

In partnership with UNICEF, WeProtect Global Alliance has developed a Model National Response Maturity Model – a tool to facilitate tailored national responses and foster a climate of continuous improvement. The Maturity Model proposes four broad phases for each capability: building, enhancement, integration and maturity.

To support the implementation of the Maturity Model, we have also developed:

Both the Maturity Model and the self-assessment tool have benefited from feedback and pilot testing by government and civil society members of the Alliance.

Reviewing the impact of the Model National Response

Framing the future report

The report “Framing The Future” is a review of the Model National Response that sets out how and where the framework has been implemented in the six years since its introduction across 42 Alliance countries.

Interactive implementation guide

Implementing the capabilities within the Model National Response leads to significant outcomes for protecting children from sexual exploitation and abuse online.

Our interactive implementation guides details each capability along with a number of enablers which, if in place and effective, will accelerate and improve the outcomes.

interactive mnr

Evolution of the Model National Response

Launched at the Abu-Dhabi Summit in 2015, governments and organisations agreed to establish and deliver, in their own countries, a coordinated national response to online child sexual exploitation, guided by the WeProtect Global Alliance Model National Response.

Updated in November 2022, the three documents below show the previous iteration of the model:

One-page framework
Implementation guide
Working examples

The Model National Response Capabilities in our Portal

The capabilities appear as themes for the discussion in our member’s portal:

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