Technology has become an indispensable and valuable element of our daily lives. But its increasing accessibility translates into also being misused by criminal networks for trafficking in persons.
To support Honduras in addressing human trafficking, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS) and national authorities, have launched MENTHOR, a specialized training and mentoring programme on human trafficking.
The Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released a new report: Exploitation & Abuse, The Scale & Scope of Human Trafficking in South Eastern Europe.
The Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released its 2021 Annual Report, which highlights the main achievements of the Section during the past year.
Human trafficking is a global and widespread crime, but despite its prevalence research shows persistent low levels of prosecutions and convictions of traffickers.
The Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released its 2021 Annual Report, which highlights the main achievements of the Section during the past year.
The Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released its 2021 Annual Report, which highlights the main achievements of the Section during the past year.
Globally, many migrants experience violence, exploitation, and abuse during and after their migratory journey. As elsewhere, smuggled migrants and people on the move in vulnerable situations face significant dangers and threats while transiting across borders in Central America or the Caribbean, trying to reach their final destination - the USA or Canada. Costa Rican authorities, in particular, recently noted an increase in criminal activity targeting migrants from Asian countries, including Bangladesh.
Crimes that cross borders can only be stopped through cross border cooperation. This was the main message of the Regional Expert Group Meeting on countering migrant smuggling in Skopje, North Macedonia.
The picturesque island of Gorée off the west coast of Africa is a popular tourist destination. It is also a stark reminder of the continent's tragic past during the Atlantic slave trade.
As the guardian of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Protocols thereto, including the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air (Smuggling of Migrants Protocol) and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (Trafficking in Persons Protocol), UNODC strives to advance the agenda on strengthening the rule of law and countering human trafficking and migrant smuggling, as well as on protecting and assisting trafficking victims and migrants that are the object of smuggling, with full respect for their human rights.
Crimes that cross borders can only be stopped through cross border cooperation. This was the main message of the Regional Expert Group Meeting on countering migrant smuggling in Skopje, North Macedonia.