ISLAMABAD: The United Nations says there is no place in the world where children, women and men are safe from human trafficking.
According to the ‘2014 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons’, there are at least 152 countries (of origin) and 124 countries (of destination) affected by trafficking in persons, and over 510 trafficking flows criss-crossing the world.
Released by the UN Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the report says that one in three known victims of human trafficking is a child – a five per cent increase compared to the 2007-2010 period. Girls make up two out of three child victims, and together with women, account for 70 per cent of overall victims worldwide.
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