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Ukraine: How the sex trade preys on refugees

We speak to our correspondent who has been looking into the dangers of human trafficking.

Nearly four million Ukrainians have fled the country – disoriented and displaced. Some of the those making the journey across various borders are unaccompanied children. The UN's Secretary General, António Guterres, warned on Twitter: "For predators and human traffickers, the war in Ukraine is not a tragedy, It's an opportunity - and women and children are the targets." We'll speak to our Europe editor Katya Adler who has been looking into the threat of human trafficking facing some refugees.

We'll also discuss the Oscar film awards that have happened in Los Angeles. The winner of the most prestigious award - the Best Picture - was a film called CODA. Coda is an acronym - and stands for Child of Deaf Adults. The film tells the story of a daughter of a deaf family - who herself can hear - and has to balance the demands of helping them in their daily lives with her own ambitions to be a singer. We'll speak to deaf actors working in the film and TV industry to hear what this win means for them.

And, China has announced its biggest city-wide lockdown since the Covid outbreak began more than two years ago. The city of Shanghai will be locked down in two stages over nine days while authorities carry out Covid-19 testing. Authorities had so far resisted locking down the city of some 25 million people to avoid destabilising the economy. We'll speak to our correspondent to find out more.

(Photo: Ukrainian refugees board a train bound to Krakow, at Przemysl Glowny train station, after fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Poland, March 26, 2022. Credit: Reuters/Hannah McKay)

50 minutes

Last on

Mon 28 Mar 202216:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Mon 28 Mar 202216:06GMT

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