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Treaties against human trafficking key to fighting scourge, supporting victims

Treaties against human trafficking key to fighting scourge, supporting victims. Photo: UN

With current armed conflicts and humanitarian crises driving massive population movements - and not just in Europe, though the continent has been heavily challenged - an upcoming UN report will confirm the troubling fact that human trafficking generally follows the overall migratory flows, a senior UN anti-crime official said, urging States to back the Trafficking in Persons Protocol and other international tools to address the evolving and complex situation.[Read More]

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Enhancing the capacity of academia to deliver high-quality anti-corruption education

UNODC Anti-Corruption Academic Expert workshop. El Manar University, Tunis

Ensuring that anti-corruption ideals are built directly into education is one of the surest ways to tackle this crime and build societies where respect for the rule of law is firmly embedded. Around this, and drawing from UNODC's extensive anti-corruption work, the Office kicked off a two-day workshop today in Tunisia, held jointly with the Doha-based Rule Of Law and Anti-corruption Center.[Read More]

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South Africa joins UNODC global initiative on human trafficking and migrant smuggling

South Africa joins UNODC global initiative on human trafficking and migrant smuggling. Photo: UNODC

Following up on the spirit of last week's meeting on Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees which took place during the General Assembly in New York, UNODC and the South African Ministry of Home Affairs launched GLO.ACT in the country. South Africa is one of 13 countries selected to participate in this effort, in part due to its importance as a source, transit, and destination country for both trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants.[Read More]

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