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🚨 Crime
20 million children a year face online sexual abuse, UNICEF says
Middle East · Middle East region
detected 2026-09-03T16:15:22Z
updated 2026-09-03T16:15:22Z
More than one in five children aged 12 to 17 were targeted on digital platforms, the UN children’s agency reports.
Single-source report, not yet corroborated.
Key facts
- Category
- 🚨 Crime
- Severity
- High
- Confidence
- Low
- Sources
- 1
- Location
- Not available
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