As we swap out old for new, pages will be in transition. Thanks for your patience β please keep coming back to see the improvements. Through focus-group discussions, in-depth interviews and questionnaires, the report finds that children are being targeted for sexual relations by adult foreigners and nationals.
This involves sexual abuse and exploitation of young girls by adult Gambian men in exchange for money and gifts, and includes, according to the report, family members, teachers and other trusted adults. UNICEF will seek improved coordination with partners and will aim for systematic birth registration, to ensure that the true ages of youthful victims are known. Cessation of studies, marginalization from their families and communities, and prostitution are other frequent consequences.
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