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February 26, 2021
The African Union Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, H.E Amira Elfadil, has called for strengthening the strategic and multilateral partnerships as well as increased investment by Members States to comprehensively address the world drug problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Commissioner was speaking at a high level event held virtually to launch an ambitious strategic plan to tackle the impact of drugs, crime, corruption and terrorism on the continent over the next decade by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
The Launch of UNODC Strategic Vision for Africa 2030, which is aligned to the African Union Agenda 2063, was attended by Under Secretary General (USG) Ghada Waly, Executive Director of UNODC; USG Hanna Tetteh, Special representative to the African Union and Head of the UN Office to the AU; USG Cristina Duarte, Special Advisor on Africa to the United Nations Secretary General; Mr Moha
(UN News) Although almost 50,000 victims of human trafficking were detected and reported in 2018 by 148 countries, the “hidden nature” of the crime means that the actual number of victims could be “far higher”, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Tuesday
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UNICEF/Michele Sibiloni | The COVID-19 pandemic has created conditions making it easier for vulnerable people to become victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking.
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Migrants and people without jobs were among the groups most targeted by human traffickers, UNODC added, warning that the economic fallout and job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic have exposed millions more to the risk.
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Millions of women, children and men worldwide are out of work, out of school and without social support in the continuing Covid-19 crisis, leaving them at greater risk of human trafficking, official says. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
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Poverty arising from lost jobs or other economic opportunities has, over the last one year, increased the pool of people most vulnerable to being trafficked.
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Trafficking in Persons Report released on Tuesday says poverty arising from lost jobs or other economic opportunities has, over the last one year, increased the pool of people most vulnerable to being trafficked.
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Migrants and people without jobs are among the groups most targeted by human traffickers, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Tuesday, warning that the economic fallout and job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic has exposed millions more to the risk.
“Millions of women, children and men worldwide are out of work, out of school and without social support in the continuing COVID-19 crisis, leaving them at greater risk of human trafficking”, Ghada Waly, UNODC Executive Director, said in news release announcing the findings from the agency’s report on human trafficking.
“We need targeted action to stop criminal traffickers from taking advantage of the pandemic to exploit the vulnerable”, she urged.
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