A NORTH West Labour Euro MP Arlene McCarthy met with experts on internet paedophilia from across Europe.
The meeting was set up to share the findings of the EU-funded Victim Identification Project.
The project has conducted groundbreaking research on identifying child victims portrayed in images on the internet.
Mrs McCarthy revealed that out of a suspected 60,000 individuals portrayed in current images of abuse across the world, only 250 identifications have been recorded.
She said: "The message that came across to us loud and clear is that somebody needs to take responsibility for ensuring that identification of the children portrayed in child abuse images takes place.
"It is vital that as many as possible of the children in these images are identified, traced and offered support."
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