In recent years, a growing incidence has been reported of
children in armed conflict, of children trafficked for domestic
labour and of commercial sexual exploitation of children. There
is increasing global recognition that children who suffer trauma
during childhood require an elaborate process of rehabilitation
if they are to take their rightful place within wider society. The
trauma experienced in such situations is often so severe that
only specifically adapted programmes of rehabilitation and
reintegration will enable the full recovery of victims.