Among children, female victims rose 38% from 2019 to 2022. Child trafficking is increasingly seen in areas where unaccompanied children and children who have been separated from a parent are traveling alone. Child trafficking, the report found, was happening more in high-income countries, particularly among girls.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Wednesday reported a 25 percent increase in human trafficking globally in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels. In its "2024 Global Human Trafficking" report,

Human trafficking has surged globally, with a 25 percent increase in victims detected between 2019 and 2022, according to a report released on Wednesday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and