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CHILDREN FLEEING WAR IN UKRAINE AT HEIGHTENED RISK OF TRAFFICKING AND
EXPLOITATION


UNICEF CALLS FOR STRENGTHENED MEASURES TO PROTECT CHILDREN CROSSING FROM UKRAINE
INTO NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES

19 March 2022
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GENEVA / NEW YORK, 19 March 2022– Children fleeing war in Ukraine are at
heightened risk of human trafficking and exploitation, UNICEF warned today.
Traffickers often seek to exploit the chaos of largescale population movements,
and with more than 1.5 million children having fled Ukraine as refugees since 24
February, and countless others displaced by violence inside the country, the
threat facing children is real and growing.

According to a recent analysis conducted by UNICEF and the Inter-Agency
Coordination Group against Trafficking (ICAT), 28 per cent of identified victims
of trafficking globally are children. In the context of Ukraine, UNICEF child
protection experts believe that children would likely account for an even higher
proportion of potential trafficking victims given that children and women
represent nearly all of the refugees who have fled the country so far. 

“The war in Ukraine is leading to massive displacement and refugee flows –
conditions that could lead to a significant spike in human trafficking and an
acute child protection crisis,” said Afshan Khan, UNICEF’s Regional Director for
Europe and Central Asia. “Displaced children are extremely vulnerable to being
separated from their families, exploited, and trafficked. They need governments
in the region to step up and put measures in place to keep them safe.”

More than 500 unaccompanied children were identified crossing from Ukraine into
Romania from 24 February to 17 March. The true number of separated children who
have fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries is likely much higher. Separated
children are especially vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation.

“Children fleeing the war in Ukraine need to be screened for their vulnerability
as they cross into a neighbouring country,” said Khan. “Every effort should be
made to strengthen screening processes at refugee border crossings.”  

To protect and support children and families who have fled Ukraine, UNICEF and
UNHCR in partnership with governments and civil society organizations, are
setting up “Blue Dots,” one-stop safe spaces for children and women.  ‘Blue
Dots’ provide key information to traveling families, help to identify
unaccompanied and separated children and ensure their protection, and provide a
hub for essential services.

‘Blue Dots’ have already been established in countries hosting Ukrainian
children and women and are being scaled up over the coming days, including 34 in
Poland.

UNICEF is urging the governments of neighbouring countries and other countries
of destination to strengthen child protection screenings at border crossings,
especially those with Ukraine, to better identify at-risk children. In addition,
UNICEF is calling on governments to improve cross-border collaboration and
knowledge exchange between and among border control, law enforcement and child
protection authorities and to quickly identify separated children, implement
family tracing and reunification procedures for children deprived of parental
care.

Additional screening for protection risks should be implemented in shelters,
large urban train stations, and other locations where refugees are gathering or
passing through. It is also critical for national and international law
enforcement to monitor the movement of children and women and actively mitigate
the risks facing vulnerable groups.

 


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