Tsunami: 1.5m kids affected
2005-01-13 23:37
Strasbourg - About 1.5 million children have suffered disastrous consequences from the tsunamis in south Asia, the European parliament said on Thursday, calling on the international community to do more to help children.
Urging that "relief be directed towards finding, identifying and reuniting children who have lost their families", parliamentarians passed a resolution calling on the international community to pay "special attention of the 1.5 million children ... affected by the disaster".
The European body also said everything should be done to get children back to school soonest, and expressed concern over reports that "child traffickers are emerging to take advantage of the disaster by selling the youngsters into forced labour or sexual slavery".
- AFP