'Urgent action needed to halt trafficking of children in world’s orphanages'

Children’s charity Lumos says that an estimated 5.4 million children worldwide live in institutions that cannot meet their needs and neglect their rights and where they are exposed to multiple forms of exploitation and harm.

Immediate action must be taken to prevent trafficking and exploitation of children in orphanages, according to a new international report.

International children’s charity Lumos says that an estimated 5.4 million children worldwide live in institutions that cannot meet their needs and neglect their rights and where they are exposed to multiple forms of exploitation and harm.