Migrant Smuggling

Marco de Acción Internacional Para la aplicación del Protocolo contra el tráfico ilícito de migrantes

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:48:29 GMT

The UNODC International Framework for Action to implement the Smuggling of Migrants Protocol is
now available in Spanish.

The Framework for Action is a technical assistance tool that aims to support effective implementation of the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United (Smuggling of Migrants Protocol), supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC).

The purpose of this tool is to assist Member States and non-state actors in identifying and addressing gaps in their response to migrant smuggling in accordance with international standards. The Framework for Action unpacks provisions of the Smuggling of Migrants Protocol, drawing upon international instruments, political commitments, guidelines and best practices to enable the implementation of a comprehensive response to migrant smuggling.

Assessing Crime Challenge and State Response to Migrant Smuggling - Launch of the Assessment Guide to the Criminal Justice Response to the Smuggling of Migrants

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:41:29 GMT

The Assessment Guide to the Criminal Justice Response to the Smuggling of Migrants was launched in the margins of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.

Assessment Guide to the Criminal Justice Response to the Smuggling of Migrants

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:46:36 GMT

The Assessment Guide provides an inventory of measures for assessing the legislative, investigative, prosecutorial, judicial, and administrative responses to the smuggling of migrants by land, air, and sea, for deterring and combating such crime, and for integrating the information and experience gained from such assessment into successful national, regional, and international strategies.

Continuing progress for the UNODC/WCO Container Control Programme

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:03:28 GMT

The joint UNODC/World Customs Organization Container Control Programme continues to expand. From the four-country pilot start-up phase in 2006, the Programme is now active in 41 countries across the world, and seizure data show its impact very clearly. In 2012 alone, more than 11 tons of cocaine, 17 tons of cannabis and 434 tons of precursor chemicals needed for the production of illicit drugs were seized in ports where the Programme is active.

L'ONUDC poursuit sa lutte contre le trafic de migrants en Asie

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:09:28 GMT

La semaine dernière, l'ONUDC a participé en tant que membre à part entière au Processus de Bali concernant la traite des personnes, le trafic de migrants et la criminalité transnationale qui s'y rapporte. Ce forum rassemble à titre volontaire plus de 40 pays et de nombreuses organisations internationales dans le but d'élaborer et de mettre en œuvre des réponses efficaces au trafic de migrants et à la traite des personnes.

Fostering a more efficient response to migrant smuggling in Asia

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:51:28 GMT

This week, UNODC was granted full membership in the Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime. This voluntary forum brings more than 40 countries and numerous international organizations together in crafting and implementing solid responses to migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons. The Bali Process also endorsed the UNODC-developed Voluntary Reporting System on Migrant Smuggling and Related Conduct (VRS-MSRC), a secure, internet-based tool that allows contributing countries to collect and share information and analysis of migrant smuggling and irregular migration.

Cadre d’action international pour l’application du Protocole relatif au trafic illicite de migrants

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:45:00 GMT

The UNODC International Framework for Action to implement the Smuggling of Migrants Protocol is
now available in French.

Download here.

International Migrants Day: Working to tackle organized crime and the exploitation of migrants

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:15:15 GMT

Twenty-two years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families - an important event both for people who move voluntarily for better economic opportunities and different lifestyles as well as those displaced by conflict, political upheaval, violence, disasters, climate change and, increasingly, economic necessity. In recognition of this, 18 December was designated International Migrants Day - a day on which UNODC takes the opportunity to highlight the role of organized criminal networks that benefit from migrants seeking a better life.

Successful test run of irregular migration and migrant smuggling reporting system

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:25:21 GMT

The pilot phase of the Voluntary Reporting System on Migrant Smuggling and Related Conduct (VRS-MSRC) in Support of the Bali Process held a successful test run, which concluded with a two-day validation workshop last week. Australia, Cambodia, France, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Maldives, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tonga, UK, and the USA, as well as the Pacific Immigration Directors' Conference (PIDC) participated in the trial run.

Вынужденная миграция: гуманитарная трагедия, эксплуатируемая организаторами незаконного ввоза мигрантов

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:31:33 GMT

По данным, приведенным Международной федерацией обществ Красного Креста и Красного Полумесяца (МФОКККП) в своем Докладе о бедствиях в мире за 2012 год, свыше 70 млн. человек, т.е. более одного человека на 100 жителей всех стран мира, являются вынужденными мигрантами, перемещенными в результате конфликтов, политических потрясений, насилия и стихийных бедствий, а также в результате изменения климата и осуществления проектов экономического развития.

Prevent migrant smuggling to reduce human trafficking

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:52:16 GMT

The Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Organized Crime celebrated its 10 years of existence this month at the Tenth Anniversary Commemorative Conference in Bali.

Covering 46 countries in Asia and the Pacific, the Bali Process is a unique forum bringing states together in response to human trafficking and migrant smuggling.

The fate of smuggled migrants: Confronting violence and exploitation

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:23:50 GMT

UNODC's Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, spoke this week on combating violence against migrants, migrant workers and their families at the Sixth Summit of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) - the informal, Government-led initiative addressing interconnections on these key global issues. The event was also addressed by Peter Sutherland, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Migration and Development who delivered a speech on behalf of the UN chief.

Forced migration: a humanitarian tragedy exploited by smugglers

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 06:12:00 GMT

Over 70 million people, or more than one in every 100 of the world's citizens, are forced migrants, displaced by conflict, political upheaval, violence and disasters but also by climate change and development projects, according to World Disasters Report 2012 of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Of these, some 50 million irregular migrants are believed to have used the services of smugglers at some stage of their journey, says the United Nations Development Programme.

Crime simulation: targeting cross-border trafficking in South-East Asia

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:56:50 GMT

It's 2 p.m. in a remote town in Kampong Cham province on the border between Cambodia and Viet Nam. In a small restaurant, a police officer on surveillance in plain clothes slowly sips his ice tea and waits. A few blocks away, the operation head radios his arrest team. The suspected traffickers have already crossed the border, he tells them.

Nigeria launches anti-human trafficking campaign, as Goodwill Ambassadors are named

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:41:45 GMT

The Government of Nigeria, jointly with UNODC and the European Union, has launched a nationwide three-year anti-human trafficking campaign. Entitled "I am Priceless", the campaign is aimed at raising awareness of the reality, dangers and possible impact of irregular migration, as a consequence of either being smuggled or being a victim of trafficking in persons. UNODC also appointed two Nigerian celebrities, Joke Silva and Jude Abaga, as Goodwill Ambassadors to spearhead activities connected with the campaign, particularly among the young and vulnerable.

Trade of Innocents: Film captures reality of child trafficking for sexual exploitation

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:09:32 GMT

UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov attended a preview screening of Trade of Innocents, a film that exposes the grim reality of children trafficked for sexual exploitation. The UNODC chief participated at the event in New York with Mira Sorvino, UNODC Goodwill Ambassador against human trafficking, who has a starring role in the film.

Le trafic illicite de migrants engendre des milliards de dollars de revenus pour les criminels chaque année

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:46:55 GMT

Les revenus criminels générés par le trafic illicite de migrants sont estimés à 6,75 milliards de dollars par an, rien que le long des deux routes principales utilisées pour ce trafic - respectivement de l'Afrique de l'Est, du Nord et de l'Ouest vers l'Europe et de l'Amérique du Sud vers l'Amérique du Nord. Le trafic illicite de migrants, en tant que forme de criminalité organisée, fait partie de la nouvelle campagne de l'Office des Nations Unies contre la drogue et le crime (ONUDC).

Smuggling of migrants generates billions of dollars each year for criminals

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:16:59 GMT

Each year, criminals are estimated to generate around $6.75 billion from the smuggling of migrants along just two of the principal routes used for such smuggling, namely from East, North and West Africa to Europe and from South America to North America. As a form of transnational organized crime, the smuggling of migrants is the subject of a new campaign by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Global Migration Group: acting together in a world on the move

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:23:45 GMT

UNODC officially assumed the chairmanship of the Global Migration Group (GMG) on 1 July 2012, for a period of six months. The GMG is an inter-agency group bringing together heads of international organizations to promote the wider application of relevant international and regional instruments and norms relating to migration.

UNODC reports on migrant smuggling patterns in 14 Asian countries

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:20:58 GMT

Against a backdrop of limited information on migrant smuggling and irregular migration, UNODC launched today two reports which, for the very first time, consolidate existing research literature on migrant smuggling in 14 countries across Asia.

The reports, Migrant Smuggling in Asia: A Thematic Review of Literature and the accompanying Annotated Bibliography, provide a systematic review of available empirical knowledge on smuggling of migrants. These resources identify gaps in what is known about the smuggling of migrants around, in and out of Asia into Europe, North America and Australia and the Pacific.

Migrant Smuggling in Asia: An Annotated Bibliography

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:13:10 GMT

The Annotated Bibliography contains abstracts of the 154 documents that were identified as relevant and formed the basis of the Thematic Review of Literature.

UNODC: Migrant Smuggling in Asia: A Thematic Review of Literature

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:05:18 GMT

By consolidating information currently accessible on migrant smuggling, the Thematic Review of Literature aims to guide further research that will contribute evidence-based policies to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants while simultaneously upholding and protecting the rights of those who are smuggled.

Groupe mondial sur la migration : travailler ensemble dans un monde en mutation

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:00:00 GMT

L'ONUDC a officiellement assumé la présidence du Groupe mondial sur la migration (GMG) le 1 ^er juillet 2012 pour une durée de six mois. Le GMG est un groupe inter-agences qui rassemble les directeurs d'organisations internationales afin de promouvoir une application plus large des instruments et règlementations relatives aux migrations.

UNODC assumes chair of the Global Migration Group-GMG

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:37:00 GMT

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) officially assumed the chairmanship of the Global Migration Group (GMG) on 1 July 2012, for a period of six months.

The GMG is an inter-agency group bringing together heads of international organisations to promote the wider application of all relevant international and regional instruments and norms relating to migration, and to encourage the adoption of more coherent, comprehensive and better coordinated approaches to the issue of international migration.

Cambodia: UN Trust Fund helps NGO to reintegrate children trafficked for exploitation

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:09:12 GMT

The thriving cross-border trade in Poipet, a Cambodian town on the Cambodia - Thailand border, attracts many migrant families from other parts of Cambodia. However, the lack of actual job opportunities has led to high unemployment rates and widespread poverty, with most residents earning one dollar a day or less. Child labour is widespread, not only in Poipet, but also through child trafficking and unsafe migration where children from Cambodia are taken across borders to work as beggars and street sellers in Bangkok.