LONDON, ENGLAND - The number of Internet websites hosting child pornography has fallen for the first time and a co-ordinated international response could eradicate them for good, a charity said Thursday.

According to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the number of English-language domains displaying child porn fell from 3,052 in 2006 to 2,755 last year, most based in Russia and the United States.

"We hope that this revelation and the analysis and intelligence behind the numbers will lead to a better understanding of the issue and justify the need for more international partnerships to pool resources and thinking in order to find solutions," IWF Chief Executive Peter Robbins said.

"A co-ordinated global attack on these websites could get these horrific images removed from the web and those responsible investigated."

According to the IWF's analysis, about 10 percent of the victims photographed were less than two years old, with a third between three and six years old.

Some 37 percent were aged between seven and 10 years old, 18 percent were between 11 and 15 years old, with two percent between 16 and 17 years old. --AFP