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UN-backed forum urges comprehensive strategy to fight sexual exploitation of children

28 November 2008
A United Nations-backed forum to combat the sexual exploitation of children today called for a comprehensive strategy comprising laws, policies, regulations and services across all social sectors as well as a shift in social attitudes and practices, such as child marriage.
12-year-old girl, displaced by conflict in Darfur region of Sudan, was raped by government soldiers

UN-backed congress in Brazil targets rising sexual exploitation of children

25 November 2008
Nearly 3,000 participants from over 125 countries have gathered in Rio de Janeiro today for a three-day United Nations-backed congress to combat the increasing scourge of sexual exploitation of children and adolescents in all its dimensions, ranging from of trafficking, pornography and prostitution to rape and abuse.