UN warns about child trafficking crisis that’s escalating globally

The demand for exploitative services involving children is increasing, from sexual exploitation, domestic slavery, child marriage, recruitment into armed groups, forced begging, and criminal activities. This was revealed in the report presented to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, warning about the alarming increase in trafficking in children. According to the report, presented by the special representative of the UN secretary-general on violence against children, Dr Najat Maalla M’jid, children make up almost four in 10 victims of trafficking worldwide. Maalla M’jid said that children, mainly girls, are increasingly vulnerable, as poverty, food insecurity, humanitarian crisis, and conflict lead to displacement and violence, which are among the main drivers of illegal trafficking. She said child trafficking remains a low-cost and low-risk, yet high-profits crime, generating billions of dollars annually.…