Overall, child trafficking has increased five per cent since 2010, with
girls and women accounting for 70 per cent of the overall number of
victims worldwide, according to the report by the UN Office on Drugs and
Crime.
"There is no place in the world where children, women and men are safe from human trafficking," said UNODC executive director Yury Fedotov. The report said the global figures represented only "the tip of the iceberg", and that impunity remained a serious problem.
"It is very clear that the scale of modern-day slavery is far worse," said Fedotov.
Women and girls are often trafficked for sexual exploitation and forced labour, while children are also forced into combat or to take part in petty crime, the report said.
In 2003-2006, about 20 percent of human trafficking victims were children, the report said, indicating how much the problem has increased over the past few years.
Children alone represent around 60 per cent of victims in regions such as Africa and the Middle East, it said. The report also highlighted that the number of convictions remain low despite initiatives to combat trafficking.
"There is no place in the world where children, women and men are safe from human trafficking," said UNODC executive director Yury Fedotov. The report said the global figures represented only "the tip of the iceberg", and that impunity remained a serious problem.
"It is very clear that the scale of modern-day slavery is far worse," said Fedotov.
Women and girls are often trafficked for sexual exploitation and forced labour, while children are also forced into combat or to take part in petty crime, the report said.
In 2003-2006, about 20 percent of human trafficking victims were children, the report said, indicating how much the problem has increased over the past few years.
Children alone represent around 60 per cent of victims in regions such as Africa and the Middle East, it said. The report also highlighted that the number of convictions remain low despite initiatives to combat trafficking.
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