Bangladesh: UNODC engages parliamentarians on migration and development 

Dhaka, Bangladesh/12 June 2022: UNODC, under the aegis of GLO.ACT-Bangladesh, engaged with the Parliamentarians Caucus on Migration and Development and its secretariat WARBE Development Foundation in Dhaka.

The aim of the meeting was to assess the scope of collaboration and developing a concrete plan as a follow-up to the national consultation on Smuggling of Migrants (SOM) to be held in October 2022.

The 14 parliamentarians and UNODC discussed challenges related to the Smuggling of Migrants (SOM) and possible next steps on a policy change towards addressing them.

The participants appreciated the results of work of GLO.ACT-Bangladesh and provided their insights on garnering policy discussion on SOM.

The parliamentarians requested GLO.ACT-Bangladesh team to formally launch the Women Network on Trafficking in Persons and SOM.

This activity contributes to SDG 8 and SDG 16: https://sdg-tracker.org/

(Supported by the European Union)