Storm children exposed to exploitation

Super Typhoon Yolanda not only left millions of people homeless in Central Visayas. It also exposed 1.7 million children to exploitation and trafficking because of the desperation brought about by the disruption of economic activities in typhoon-scarred areas.

Sarah Norton-Staal, Child Protection chief of the United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (Unicef), said that disasters as massive as Yolanda exposes children to sexual violence, trafficking and exploitation either because they have lost their parents, or the parents are busy finding ways for the family to survive.