An Egyptian teacher and his wife in Alexandria have convinced their two daughters to have babies outside of wedlock and sell them for money to women who are unable to reproduce, the National Council for Motherhood and Childhood said. 

The council condemned the incident on Wednesday, describing it as "strange" and insisting that "it contradicts religion, traditions and moral principles". 

It stressed on the importance of raising awareness on social issues and the law against human trafficking and its punishment. 

In a monthly report, the U.S.'s Department of State had urged the council to enhance efforts to confront human trafficking.

The council said that it was able to block 277 cases of human trafficking this year compared with last year's 122 cases. 

Head of the council's initiative to fight human trafficking Azza al-Ashmawy said that Egypt is ranked second in confronting the problem, according to the Department of State's report. 

She added, however, that the report criticized the increase in the number of Egypt's street children and the growing number of illegal refugees.