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Moot on combating trafficking in persons concludes with recommendations
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Moot on combating trafficking in persons concludes with recommendations

The two-day international conference, organized by Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) in alliance with the US Embassy and Pakistan US Alumni Network (PUAN) with the purpose of reducing trafficking in persons and increasing direct referrals of victims for services or rehabilitation and advocating for prevention and prosecution of Trafficking in Persons came to an end…

132: Combating Human Trafficking – Across the States
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132: Combating Human Trafficking – Across the States

Hear this Episode on this link In recognition of January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, ALEC’s Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development (CIED) Task Force hosted a webinar addressing this issue. Guest speakers from the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the National Beer Wholesalers Association, Summit Beverage, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce discussed ongoing…

17 Rooms: Rejuvenating the Sustainable Development Goals through shared action | Brookings
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17 Rooms: Rejuvenating the Sustainable Development Goals through shared action | Brookings

2022 GLOBAL FLAGSHIP SYNTHESIS REPORT Message from 17 Rooms co-chairs Co-chairs, Zia Khan (left) and John McArthur (right), at the September 2022 17 Rooms Community gathering in New York City on the eve of the U.N. General Assembly. Everyone agrees on the need for more and faster progress across all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)….

Hontiveros bares fake job ads, trafficking of Pinoys to Myanmar for crypto scam
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Hontiveros bares fake job ads, trafficking of Pinoys to Myanmar for crypto scam

Franco Luna – Philstar.com November 21, 2022 | 6:34pm MANILA, Philippines (Updated 7:38 p.m.) — Filipinos are being recruited through fake job ads and forced into cryptocurrency investment scams, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said Monday, adding the Chinese syndicate behind it wants to form an “all-Filipino team of scammers” because of their proficiency in English. In her…

Joint efforts needed in fight against human trafficking: Women and girls most vulnerable
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Joint efforts needed in fight against human trafficking: Women and girls most vulnerable

Monsignor Janusz Urbanczyk, the Holy See’s Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), encourages common efforts in the fight against human trafficking, highlighting that women and girls are most vulnerable, particularly in situations of conflict and (Editor’s note: apologies; this sentence was incomplete in the original article.) Oct 14, 2022…

Holy See: Joint efforts needed in fight against human trafficking – Vatican News
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Holy See: Joint efforts needed in fight against human trafficking – Vatican News

By Benedict Mayaki, SJ Speaking on Thursday during a plenary session of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Monsignor Janusz Urbańczyk highlighted the Holy See’s concern about the “heinous crime” of trafficking in persons, particularly in situations of conflict and humanitarian crises. Recalling Pope Francis’ words, he said that trafficking “represents an unjustifiable…

Vienna Conference against Human Trafficking in October – Vindobona.org
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Vienna Conference against Human Trafficking in October – Vindobona.org

The Vienna Conference against Trafficking in Human Beings, which has evolved from the series of annual events held on the occasion of the EU Anti-Trafficking Day, will take place this year on October 13, once again in a hybrid format. This conference has been organized since 2007 in cooperation with the Vienna Institute for International…

PH gains US nod in fight vs human trafficking – Manila Bulletin
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PH gains US nod in fight vs human trafficking – Manila Bulletin

The United States government cited the Philippine government for its relentless efforts in fully achieving the minimum standards against trafficking in persons (TIP) amidt the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Saturday, July 23. This was based on the recently-issued 2022 US TIP report which placed the…