European Union

The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states located in Europe. The EU was established in 1993 with the aim of promoting cooperation and integration among its member states. The organization is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, and it has a number of institutions and bodies that work to promote cooperation and coordination among its member states.

The EU is a unique organization in that it has the authority to make laws that are binding on its member states. It also has its own currency, the euro, which is used by 19 of its member states. The EU has a single market, which allows for the free movement of goods, services, capital, and people among its member states.

The EU is committed to promoting peace, prosperity, and stability in Europe and beyond, and it plays a significant role in international relations. It is a major economic and political power and is a member of the United Nations and other international organizations.

 

 

UNODC Unites Continents to Combat Migrant Smuggling
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UNODC Unites Continents to Combat Migrant Smuggling

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Dubai, 1 April 2022. Every year, criminal networks smuggle thousands of migrants using long and dangerous transcontinental routes. Migrants from South Asia are smuggled into Gulf and West African countries, which are often used as “transit hubs”, before reaching South America or the Mediterranean shores. From South America, criminals use various routes through Central America…

GLO.ACT holds second police training on investigation techniques in cases of human trafficking and migrant smuggling
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GLO.ACT holds second police training on investigation techniques in cases of human trafficking and migrant smuggling

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Sulaymaniyah, KRI – 28 March 2022– The second of a three-part series of training for police and judicial investigators on the “Investigation of Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants” took place from 14 to 18 March 2022 in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). 29 officers from Baghdad, Diyala, Salaheddin, Anbar, Al-Qadisya and the…

Costa Rica and Bangladesh cooperate against migrant smuggling and human trafficking between Asia and America
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Costa Rica and Bangladesh cooperate against migrant smuggling and human trafficking between Asia and America

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Vienna (Austria), 25 March 2022 – 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…

Where Will The Children Go?
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Where Will The Children Go?

ByTheresa Ryan-Rouger

“The child refugee influx is greater than anyone imagined” War creates opportunities for human traffickers willing to exploit women and children for sex and labour. This is a humanitarian crisis. It should not be a human trafficking crisis. But in reality, it is a human trafficking crisis, because child refugees are vulnerable, very vulnerable. There…

Portugal lets in Moroccan workers, hopes to stop traffickers
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Portugal lets in Moroccan workers, hopes to stop traffickers

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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal and Morocco signed an agreement Wednesday setting out legal guidelines for Moroccans to live and work in the European Union country, as part of an effort by the two countries to fight illegal migration and human trafficking. The deal came after fears that undocumented migrants seeking a way into the…

Migrant Smuggling on the United Nations Intergovernmental Agenda
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Migrant Smuggling on the United Nations Intergovernmental Agenda

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Vienna (Austria) 8 December 2021 – The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), the United Nations’ main policymaking body on crime prevention and criminal justice, held its annual thematic discussion on 8 December 2021.

First Person: Human trafficking, migrant smuggling, still significant threats in Asia
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First Person: Human trafficking, migrant smuggling, still significant threats in Asia

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Martin Reeve is a Regional Adviser for GLO.ACT a joint European Union-UNODC programme which focuses on Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. He spoke to UN News from his base in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. 

Iraqi Anti-Crime Officials Strengthen Cooperation with UNODC and Austrian Police
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Iraqi Anti-Crime Officials Strengthen Cooperation with UNODC and Austrian Police

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Vienna (Austria), 21 July 2021 – Senior Iraqi police officers have arrived in Austria to meet with experts from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to exchange expertise and discuss ways to cooperate closer to tackle the crimes of human trafficking and migrant smuggling. During the one-week visit, the officials will also…

Turkish doctor suspected of human organ trafficking arrested
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Turkish doctor suspected of human organ trafficking arrested

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By the CNN Wire Staff STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Arrested Turkish doctor Yusuf Ercin Sonmez says “there is no organ trade” He reportedly is suspected of involvement in an organ smuggling ring Kosovo District Court issues Interpol warrant Istanbul (CNN) — A Turkish doctor arrested in an investigation into an alleged human organ smuggling ring protested…