According to the United States, UNICEF warned on the 19th that children fleeing the Ukrainian conflict face high risks of human trafficking and exploitation.

According to UPI, UNICEF ) reported that children fleeing the Ukrainian conflict face high risks of human trafficking and exploitation.

According to a statement released by the United Nations Children's Fund, since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict at the end of February this year, more than 1.5 million children have fled Ukrainian children who entered Romania alone were found to have more than 500 of them unaccompanied. UNICEF says the real number of Ukrainian children separated from their families may be higher.

local time on February 27, 2022, local Ukrainian children followed their families to Poland in the Polish border area. Source: People's Vision

Afshan Khan, Regional Director of the European and Central Asia of UNICEF, said, "The Ukrainian War is leading to large-scale displacement and refugee waves, which may lead to a significant increase in human trafficking and a serious child protection crisis. Displaced children are very likely to be separated from their families, exploited and trafficked. They need governments in the region to strengthen and take measures to ensure their safety." UNICEF said it will work with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and local groups and governments to increase the number of so-called "Blue Dots". "Blue dot" refers to the safe space provided for children and women who flee Ukraine, to rescue unaccompanied and separated children.

Data from the United Nations Refugee Agency shows that more than 3.3 million Ukrainians have fled the country since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Most refugees, about 2 million, left Ukraine for Poland. According to reports, since Poland is a member of the EU Schengen area, allowing immigrants to move freely between these countries, it is not clear how many refugees have continued to travel to other European countries after arriving in Poland.

data shows that another 300,000 Ukrainian refugees went to Hungary and 240,000 went to Slovak , both countries are in Schengen area . There were 518,000 people heading to Romania and 359,000 people heading to Moldova. (Editor: HHJ)