UNICEF calls for better enforcement against child traffickers in South Asia

29 September 2004

As delegates gather in Sri Lanka to review efforts to halt the commercial sexual exploitation of South Asian children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today called for better enforcement against traffickers and more cross-border cooperation by the region’s governments.

UNICEF urges UK to protect trafficked children by closing legal loophole

30 July 2003

Youngsters from a growing number of countries are being imported into the United Kingdom against their will as cheap labour, often ending up in prostitution, according to a new report published today by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).