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A World in Crisis: Global Humanitarian Crises and Conflicts Increase Human Trafficking Concerns
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A World in Crisis: Global Humanitarian Crises and Conflicts Increase Human Trafficking Concerns

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Attachments “Humanitarian crises and global conflicts are increasing human trafficking” says leading UN Forum Recent and ongoing humanitarian crises and conflicts, resulting from war, terrorism, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as increased economic and food insecurity, are exacerbating existing vulnerabilities to and creating new risks of trafficking in persons. Globally, millions of…

Collaborating against Human Trafficking
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Collaborating against Human Trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

 Ugo Aliogo examines the activities of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons According to a report, Nigeria remains a source, transit and destination country in the illicit trade of human trafficking. The Global Slavery Index (2018) report, Nigeria ranks 32 out of167 of the countries with the highest number of slaves –…

170 trafficked victims, migrants benefit from NAPTIP, ICMPD free medical outreach
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170 trafficked victims, migrants benefit from NAPTIP, ICMPD free medical outreach

ByEyes on Trafficking News

No fewer than 170 trafficked victims and returnee migrants have benefited from the free medical outreach  organised by National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in collaboration with International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). Daily Trust reports that the free treatment under the Strengthening Niger-Nigeria Cooperation on Countering Traf-ficking in Human…

NAPTIP rescues, repatriates 900 victims of human trafficking to Katsina – Newsdiaryonline
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NAPTIP rescues, repatriates 900 victims of human trafficking to Katsina – Newsdiaryonline

ByEyes on Trafficking News

By Abbas Bamalli The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says over 900 victims of human trafficking were rescued and repatriated to the Katsina State Command. The Director General (DG) of the agency, Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, gave this indication at a border community sensitisation programme on Wednesday at Babban Mutum community,…

UN urged to endorse declaration on safe migration to address human trafficking
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UN urged to endorse declaration on safe migration to address human trafficking

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Following the first-ever International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) meeting last week, UN member states have endorsed a 13-page declaration to ramp up efforts on safe migration. The UN General Assembly has also been urged to endorse the declaration in the coming months. Safe migration policies that are rooted in the protection of migrants’ human and…