UNICEF UK Achievements 2009

“I lost both of my parents to
AIDS. It’s changed my life.”
Zena, age 23, is part of the
UNICEF-supported Kick AIDS
Out of Kenya programme.
Duncan, age 14, was voted
Britain’s best young orator
by BBC2’s The Speaker.
His final speech was on
children’s right to education.
The UK team at J8 (Harry Phinda,
Melika Myers, Sara Saleh,
Birzi Saleh) meet British Prime
Minister Gordon Brown ahead of
the 2009 G8 Summit in Italy.
IN FOCUS : CHILD ABUSE IN CAMBODIA
Sexual abuse and exploitation of children – including rape, prostitution,
pornography and trafficking – have been increasing since Cambodia began
to open up to tourism in the early 1990s. Many children work in horrific
conditions in Cambodia’s sex industry. One survey of 53 girls found that most
lived in small dark rooms and served five to ten customers per day. Almost all
had suffered physical abuse at the hands of brothel owners and customers.
Teenage girls at The Cambodian Centre
for the Protection of Children's RIghts,
a sanctuary for child prostitutes rescued
from Cambodian brothels.
To put it right, UNICEF UK helped establish national and regional helplines
so that children can speak confidentially about their trauma. We also helped
provide specialist training for more than 2,800 police officers on tackling the
sexual abuse and exploitation of children. This support aided in the rescue of
more than 750 victims (one in four of whom was a child). It also contributed to
the arrest of nearly 600 suspects – a 20 per cent increase on 2008.
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