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Child exploitation spotlighted by World Day against human trafficking: UN crime-fighting agency

Child exploitation spotlighted by World Day against human trafficking: UN crime-fighting agency

Introduction:

Just over a quarter of people trafficked worldwide are children, according to latest figures from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Marking the 2018 World Day against Trafficking in Persons this Monday, the UN drugs and crime-fighting agency, UNODC, is highlighting the urgency of acting “as soon as possible” to prevent a crime that claims more than 20,000 identified victims each year; a number that represents the “tip of the iceberg”, with many still unaccounted for.

Fabrizio Sarrica, a UNODC research expert on human trafficking, has been speaking to Michelle Kusuma, who asked him how this year’s campaign addresses current challenges in child trafficking prevention.

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Just over a quarter of people trafficked worldwide are children, according to latest figures from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Marking the 2018 World Day against Trafficking in Persons this Monday, the UN drugs and crime-fighting agency, UNODC, is highlighting the urgency of acting “as soon as possible” to prevent a crime that claims more than 20,000 identified victims each year; a number that represents the “tip of the iceberg”, with many still unaccounted for.

Fabrizio Sarrica, a UNODC research expert on human trafficking, has been speaking to Michelle Kusuma, who asked him how this year’s campaign addresses current challenges in child trafficking prevention.

Audio Credit
Michelle Kusuma, UN News - Geneva
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UNODC Vienna/Reka Furtos