Bareen Media – Nearly 1.5 million internet-using children aged 12 to 17 in Pakistan experienced sexual abuse or exploitation through digital technology within one year, UNICEF says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The figure is based on a joint study by UNICEF, ECPAT International and INTERPOL and represents about one in every 16 internet-using children in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Globally, UNICEF reported that around 20 million children aged 12 to 17 across 21 countries experienced some form of technology-facilitated sexual abuse or exploitation in the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report found that less than 1 percent of cases were reported to police, social workers or helplines, while more than 40 percent of affected children told no one about their experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Children exposed to such abuse were also four times more likely to experience suicidal thoughts or behaviour and four times more likely to engage in self-harm. Their reported levels of anxiety were about 11 percentage points higher than those of their peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UNICEF has warned that online sexual abuse can have long-term effects on children\u2019s education, relationships and daily lives, and has called for safer digital platforms, stronger accountability and better protection and reporting systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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