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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.

UN agency applauds Security Council resolution on sexual violence during wars

25 June 2008
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has welcomed the Security Council’s call for an immediate end to all acts of sexual violence against women and girls in conflict situations.