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The United Nations (UN) is an international organization that was established in 1945 to promote international cooperation and address global challenges. It consists of 193 member states and a number of specialized agencies and programs, which work together to achieve its goals.
One of the UN’s key objectives is to promote and protect human rights, including the rights of victims of human trafficking. To this end, the UN has adopted several conventions and protocols that define human trafficking and provide guidelines for combating it.
The UN also works to raise awareness about human trafficking and to support efforts to prevent and prosecute it. This includes providing technical assistance and capacity-building to member states, and supporting organizations that work directly with victims of trafficking.
The UN also plays a key role in coordinating the international response to human trafficking. This includes working with other international organizations, such as the International Labour Organization and the World Bank, to develop and implement global strategies to combat trafficking.
Overall, the UN is a key player in the global fight against human trafficking, and its efforts are critical to protecting the rights of victims and holding traffickers accountable for their crimes.
By Nabil Tahir | PUBLISHED March 12, 2023 KARACHI: Everyone in this world wants to live a good life. The meaning of a good life can mean different things to different people – it is subjective and can be influenced by personal values, beliefs, and experiences. But all are in search of a better life than…
Amsterdam, 8 March 2023: VEON Ltd. VEONVEON)), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, today announces its support to “BeSafe” campaign to protect Ukrainian women and children from the risks of human trafficking. VEON, through its Ukrainian digital operator Kyivstar, is joining the campaign by instigating a messaging system to alert…
NEW DELHI, India — India is a source, transit and destination country of human trafficking. The U.S. Department of State cites a study estimating a minimum of 8 million human trafficking victims in India. Human trafficking has become the easiest and most profitable trade for traffickers who lure, kidnap and abduct disadvantaged people for exploitation….
Melbourne, Mar 6 (360info) More and more women are taking up combat roles on the front line, playing a key role a year on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But this hasn’t always been the case. All military roles available to men were only opened to women last year, with a wave of new recruits…
This piece was jointly submitted with Women’s Peace Network to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons in response to their call for inputs. For decades, as an ethnic minority group, the Rohingya people have faced discrimination, oppression, and persecution in Myanmar. Stripped from their access to property, citizenship, and other basic rights,…
Feb. 28—Yuba College will host a symposium on Friday to raise awareness and discuss the physical, legal and mental impacts of human trafficking. According to the Department of Homeland Security, human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to harbor or transfer people in order to obtain some type of labor or commercial…
The recently launched global report on trafficking in persons has revealed that for the first time, the number of victims detected globally decreased by 11 per cent, a reduction that is largely driven by low and medium-low-income countries, writes Ugo Aliogo Recently the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) launched its 2022 Global Report on Trafficking in persons,…
Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester) delivered the following statement before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on his bill, the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023, which addresses the murder of between 60,000 and 100,000 people every year in China for the purpose of stealing their organs: “I would like to thank Chairman McCaul and Ranking…
A Canadian youth advocacy group is raising awareness of the realities of human trafficking and how easily children and youth can be made victims in the digital age. Human trafficking operations can target people of all ages for various reasons, however the most common form in Canada is sexual exploitation, particularly among young women and…
COMMERCE —Students at Texas A&M University-Commerce are gaining awareness of human trafficking thanks to the university’s newly developed undergraduate and graduate courses. The courses also provide volunteer opportunities for students to help trafficking victims. The U.S. Department of Justice defines human trafficking as “a crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor…
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