YEREVAN, DECEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. On December 6, the launching of a statistic booklet "Assistance to victims of trafficking in Armenia: October 2003 - March 2007" was held in the UN Armenian Office. The data of the "Hope and Help" and "Democracy Today" NGOs, which are engaged in the issues of victims of trafficking in Armenia and in providing assistance to them, are presented in it. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) provided assistance to the above mentioned organizations in publishing this booklet. According to Yenok Shatvorian, the Chairman of the "Hope and Help" NGO, in the above mentioned period of time medical, psychological and legal assistance was shown to 87 victims of trafficking, the majority of which is Armenians. 85% of people suffered from trafficking in United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Russia. 80% of them underwent sexual exploitation, 20% labor exploitation. It was also mentioned that the majority of the victims is aged 18-24 and 25% from 25 to 30.

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