Quick Facts Friday

This week, the quick facts focus is CHILD ABUSE.

• An estimated 300 million children worldwide are subjected to violence, exploitation and abuse, including the worst forms of child labor in communities, schools and institutions.
• An estimated 1.2 million children are trafficked worldwide every year.
• Children living in areas of extreme economic hardship and social disruption are at an increased risk for abuse, violence and exploitation.
• About 1.5 billion children live in 42 countries affected by violent conflict between 2002 and 2006.  Of 14.2 million refuges worldwide, 41% may be children under the age of 18.
• Worldwide, an estimated 40 million children under the age of 15 suffer from violence, abuse and neglect.
• An estimated 1.2 million children -- both boys and girls -- are trafficked each year into exploitative work, including sex mining, factories, armed conflict or commercial sex work.

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