Ukraine: Armed conflict and displacement heightens risks of all forms of sexual violence including trafficking in persons, say UN experts
The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Ms. Siobhán Mullally, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Reem Alsalem, and the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, today expressed serious concerns at the heightened risks of sexual violence, especially trafficking in persons, impacting significantly women and children fleeing the conflict in Ukraine and forcibly displaced.