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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

Launch of the Blue Heart Campaign

Panel on July 27, 2023, Dakar, King Fahd Palace, 09:00; Concert at Sorano Theater, Dakar, July 29, 2023, 7:00 p.m.; Events in 7 other countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Mali, Niger, Chad, Nigeria, below. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for West and Central Africa…

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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) global report on trafficking in persons: Crises shift trafficking patterns and hinder victim identification

Breaking down trafficking in persons statistics by region, the report shows higher levels of impunity in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Fewer victims of trafficking in persons are being identified even as the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises are increasing vulnerabilities to exploitation, according to the latest Global Report on Trafficking in Persons launched today by UNODC. The number of victims detected globally fell by 11 per cent in 2020 from the previous year,…

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International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 2022: the relevance of victim-centered criminal justice responses to terrorism

Ensuring access to justice for the victims of terrorism so that their interests are also represented in criminal proceedings lies at the heart of UNODC's mission

Last Sunday was the fifth commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, which is intended to provide a platform for the voices of victims and survivors of terrorism. Ensuring access to justice for the victims of terrorism so that their interests are also…

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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Issues a Strong Message Against Trafficking in Persons

The 2022 edition will be marked by the launch of the single "Blue Hearts"

On the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the Regional Office for West and Central Africa of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC ROSEN) (www.UNODC.org) issues, on 30 July 2022, a strong message of mobilization, supported by various personalities, to involve States of the region…

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Regional High-level Conference on the Fight Against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants

Follow-Up of the Niamey Declaration - Dakar, Senegal, 10,11 and 12 May 2022

The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Senegal and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (https://bit.ly/3vPh2ag), Regional Office for West and Central Africa are co-organizing the Regional High-Level Conference on the Fight against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants, as part of the follow-up…

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OCWAR-T supports joint by Côte D’Ivoire and Nigeria against trafficking network

UNODC facilitated a meeting between the Nigerian delegation and the Ivorian TCU

Valerie is a 26-year-old Nigerian lady who was rescued from the hands of a Nigerian criminal gang in Abidjan where she was forced into prostitution. She was lured by traffickers from Nigeria with the promise of a job opportunity in Côte D’Ivoire, only to have her phones seized upon arrival.…

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UNODC-supported programme leads to extradition of terrorist suspect in Middle East and North Africa

Direct communication through the Multi-Agency Task Force facilitated the localization of the terrorist suspect

In an increasingly interdependent world, the ability of States to provide prompt assistance to each other is no longer an option but an absolute necessity to effectively address the terrorist threat. This cooperation is made all the more necessary in the face of recent threat developments, as recalled by United…