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GLO.ACT organizes roundtable meeting to officially commence project implementation in Iraq

Erbil, Iraq

On 15 December 2019 UNODC, under the framework of the Global Action against Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrant ( GLO.ACT Asia and the Middle East), organized a roundtable with the members of the Central Committee on Combatting Human Trafficking and relevant authorities (CCCHT) to officially commence project implementation in the country.

The aim of the roundtable was to:[Read More]

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Iraq: Evidence-based approaches to Airport security: National Workshop on Risk Assessment and Targeting

Erbil, Kurdistan region, Iraq

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) also known as Da'esh, has called on its supporters and affiliates to carry out attacks wherever they are located. Returning and relocating Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) have attempted, organized, planned, or participated in terrorist attacks in their countries of nationality or third countries, as acknowledged by Security Council Resolution 2396 (2017).[Read More]

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Egypt: HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care Services in Prisons

Cairo, Egypt 

To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and more specifically SDG 3, "  Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being for All at All Ages," target 3.3 and the UNAIDS Fast-Track strategy for ending AIDS by 2030, it is crucial to ensure that people access the right services in the right place at the right time, leaving no one behind.[Read More]

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