exploitation

Italy and Nigeria team up to fight human trafficking for sexual exploitation - UN

21 January 2004
Italy and Nigeria have signed an agreement to work together on a United Nations-sponsored programme against the practice of human trafficking between the two countries.
Chief of OIOS Dileep Nair

UN probe finds no widespread refugee abuse by aid workers, but urges preventive action

22 October 2002
Charges of extensive sexual exploitation of refugees in West Africa by aid workers and United Nations peacekeepers have not been confirmed by a thorough investigation by the UN watchdog office, which today issued concrete recommendations for preventing and handling even isolated cases of abuse.
Carol Bellamy

UNICEF hails entry into force of accord to protect children from sexual abuse

18 January 2002
UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, today hailed the entry into force of an international accord designed to thwart the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.

Youngsters forced into sex trade especially vulnerable to AIDS, UNICEF warns

19 December 2001
UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, has warned that youngsters forced into the sex trade are especially vulnerable to contracting the HIV virus.