Worldwide messages of hope for millions of trafficked children
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The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons symbol is a heart
Jacob was 13 when he was lured from his Kenyan village by promises of an education and a job as a house boy in the city.听
But the men who took him forced to hunt for scrap metal to sell. He ended up begging in the streets of Mombasa and had no way of contacting his family.
Eventually Jacob ran away and started stealing to survive. But The CRADLE (The Children国产视频檚 Foundation) stepped in to help and reunited him with his family.
He is now 14 and has hope for the future. He is studying hard to get into secondary school and said:听国产视频淚 would like to be a teacher or a policeman who helps people when they are in trouble.国产视频
Jacob 国产视频 whose story is told on the United Nations Office on Drugs and crime website 国产视频 is a victim of human trafficking, which affects millions of people around the world. At any given time, an estimated 2.5 million people are trapped in modern-day slavery 国产视频 and one in three of them are children, deprived of their right to an education.
Today is World Day Against Trafficking In Persons 国产视频 to raise awareness of the practice and to promote the rights of victims. Here are some of the facts and figures around human trafficking and what people are saying about it on Twitter using the hashtag #igivehope:
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Let国产视频檚 come forward to save innocent children from shackles of trafficking and slavery #IGiveHope @UN #AntiTrafficking pic.twitter.com/yE69L4ePFb
国产视频 KSCFoundation (@KSCFoundation) July 30, 2015
Risk of #trafficking has increased in #Nepal since the earthquake. #IGiveHope that children are #TaughtNotTrafficked http://t.co/YoFFReDgWG
国产视频 Childreach Int (@ChildreachInt) July 30, 2015
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18% of children exploited through #humantrafficking are from Europe and Central Asia| Join #igivehope campaign pic.twitter.com/Q9S9Ck1r8T
国产视频 ECPAT International (@ECPAT) July 30, 2015
World Day Against #HumanTrafficking Infographic. How we国产视频檙e tackling trafficking in 6 nations #igivehope pic.twitter.com/ZiYyxM4mVb
国产视频 WV Asia-Pacific (@WVAsia) July 30, 2015
Working together to #stop child trafficking #worlddayagainsttraffickinginpersons #igivehope pic.twitter.com/ZG3ismR5q7
国产视频 ANPPCAN Regional (@RegionalANPPCAN) July 30, 2015
Evidence shows that every country in the world is affected by human trafficking. http://t.co/g0XeL4rjLc #igivehope pic.twitter.com/12pjgv1QtX
国产视频 Say NO 国产视频 UNiTE (@SayNO_UNiTE) July 30, 2015
We at @FXBIndia show support for victims of human trafficking on World Day against Trafficking In Persons #igivehope pic.twitter.com/Gd5PNzUoXw
国产视频 Cindy Lin (@cindywlin) July 30, 2015
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons #NPT A Shift Harlow #EPsupports #igivehope @EssexPoliceUK pic.twitter.com/ztxtmwPjm0
国产视频 Stuart Burt (@PCSOStuartBurt) July 30, 2015
From Bermuda, to US, to Uganda, to Australia, to Nepal, we join our hands in solidarity today. #Igivehope #endslavery pic.twitter.com/CwnsgCISAM
国产视频 Adara Group (@AdaraGroup) July 30, 2015
A message of hope and support from @DFWAC in the #WorldDayAgainstTraffickingInPersons #igivehope #Dubai #UAE pic.twitter.com/p2Ao3iiApA
国产视频 DFWAC (@DFWAC) July 30, 2015
IOM Sudan stands up against human trafficking! Together we can all end HT #StopHumanTrafficking #igivehope @IOM_news pic.twitter.com/N0C3GPSp0D
国产视频 IOM Sudan (@IOMSudan) July 30, 2015
In #Philippines our @USAID project responded to trafficking risks: http://t.co/drc4ij520R #typhoonhaiyan #igivehope pic.twitter.com/CEqiEqQNC9
国产视频 World Vision USA (@WorldVisionUSA) July 30, 2015
#Guyana Women Miners Association on their way to bring back trafficked young girls: http://t.co/N6wce70Rhs #IGiveHope pic.twitter.com/WoHQHE7Hzb
国产视频 UN Development (@UNDP) July 30, 2015
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