Trafficking in persons in conflict and post-conflict situations 2016, para. 26
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The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) estimates that some 300,000 boys and girls under the age of 18 are involved in more than 30 conflicts worldwide. Children can be trafficked into military service by government armed forces, paramilitary groups and rebel groups. Hostilities and widespread displacement, as well as a general lack of security, increases children's vulnerability to being trafficked by armed groups.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children