▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Dec lined ▁birth rate ▁and ▁increased ▁life ▁expect ancy ▁has ▁caused ▁a ▁population ▁ ▁crisis ▁in ▁Japan . ▁A ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁children ▁in ▁or phan ages ▁are ▁not ▁or ph ans ▁but ▁vict ims ▁of ▁domestic ▁ab use ▁or ▁neglect . ▁ ▁Camb odia ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁numerous ▁N GO s ▁foc using ▁their ▁efforts ▁on ▁assist ing ▁Camb odia ' s ▁or ph ans : ▁one ▁group , ▁World ▁Or ph ans , ▁constructed ▁ 4 7 ▁or phan ages ▁housing ▁over ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁children ▁in ▁a ▁three - year ▁period . ▁The ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁or ph ans ▁is ▁much ▁higher , ▁but ▁unknown : ▁" There ▁are ▁no ▁accurate ▁figures ▁available ▁on ▁how ▁many ▁or ph ans ▁there ▁are ▁in ▁Camb odia ." ▁One ▁char ity ▁named ▁" CH O ICE ▁Camb odia " ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁exp ats ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁Ph nom ▁Pen h ; ▁it ▁helps ▁support ▁extremely ▁poor ▁and ▁hom eless ▁people ▁and ▁helps ▁families ▁stay ▁together ▁rather ▁than ▁have ▁their ▁children ▁put ▁into ▁or phan ages ▁where ▁they ▁might ▁get ▁explo ited . ▁ ▁China ▁ ▁" Current ly ▁there ▁are ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁children ▁in ▁Chinese ▁or phan ages , ▁while ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁abandoned ▁children ▁shows ▁no ▁sign ▁of ▁slow ing . ▁Official ▁figures ▁show ▁that ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁China ' s ▁or ph ans ▁are ▁now ▁in ▁any ▁form ▁of