Chris Smith: “These three gentlemen have worked tirelessly on children's issues, particularly this issue. It is a thankless issue.…”

“These three gentlemen have worked tirelessly on children's issues, particularly this issue. It is a thankless issue. Just like people in the United States do not want to talk about abused and neglected children in foster care, people around the world, and particularly governments, do not want to recognize that sex trafficking is going on, slavery is going on, and actual exploitation of children and women is going on around the world. These three men have worked tirelessly on the thankless job to raise this issue, an issue this is vitally important to the lives of many, many people. Last December, the United Nations Under Secretary for Humanitarian Relief reported that cases of sexual abuse and exploitation by U.N. peacekeeping and humanitarian personnel had reached an unacceptable level. Victims of natural disasters and civil wars, especially children, are among the most vulnerable people on Earth.”