human trafficking

The Mo Chit bus station in Bangkok, Thailand, which is an active hub for human traffickers.
UNICEF/Jim Holmes

Security Council urges action against human trafficking, sexual abuse by ISIL and other terror groups

16 December 2015
The Security Council today called on all United Nations Member States to do everything in their power to combat human trafficking, especially for sexual purposes, citing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and Boko Haram as prime perpetrators.
New UN report says trafficking in children on the rise.
UNODC

Trafficking in children on the rise, says new UN report

24 November 2014
One in three known victims of human trafficking is a child, and girls and women are particularly targeted and forced into “modern slavery,” according to the 2014 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, released today by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna.
A human trafficking awareness billboard.
IRIN/Mohamed Amin Jibril

Not enough done to reintegrate victims of human trafficking, UN-backed report warns

14 October 2013
Although human trafficking is recognized as modern-day slavery, many victims of the scourge in the Greater Mekong Sub-region of South-East Asia are not given adequate help for reintegration into their communities, according to a United Nations-backed report released today.
A human trafficking awareness billboard.
IRIN/Mohamed Amin Jibril

Italy must do more to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation – UN expert

20 September 2013
Warning that human trafficking in Italy, particularly for the sexual exploitation of women and girls, is growing, a United Nations human rights expert today called on the Government to boost its efforts to combat the scourge.
Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children.
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras

UN expert urges the Philippines to increase fight against human trafficking

13 November 2012
Authorities in the Philippines must strengthen their efforts in combating human trafficking if they are to succeed in eliminating the brutal practice and protect the rights of those affected, a United Nations independent human rights expert warned today.
Special Rapporteur Joy Ngozi Ezeilo.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Commending UAE efforts against human trafficking, UN expert urges more to help victims

17 April 2012
A United Nations independent human rights expert today urged the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) authorities – at Federal and Emirate level – to further concentrate on the plight of the victims of trafficking, while keeping up their fight against human trafficking.
Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime Yury Fedotov.
UN Photo/Pierre Albouy

UN and global migration agency agree to step up efforts to combat human trafficking

17 April 2012
The United Nations anti-crime agency and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today agreed to boost cooperation to tackle human trafficking and migrant smuggling, and to improve border management.
A human trafficking awareness billboard.
IRIN/Mohamed Amin Jibril

UN senior officials urge countries to boost their efforts to combat human trafficking

3 April 2012
At a special General Assembly meeting today, top United Nations officials urged Member States to increase their collaborative efforts to prevent human trafficking and protect its victims.
United Nations voluntary trust fund for victms of human trafficking.
UNODC

UN partners with London-based watchmakers to help victims of human trafficking

18 January 2012
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and London-based watchmakers Backes and Strauss have announced their new partnership to raise funds for victims of human trafficking through the launch of an exclusive line of watches.
Special Rapporteur Joy Ngozi Ezeilo.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

UN human trafficking expert calls on Australia to step up efforts to help victims

1 December 2011
Australian authorities must do more to assist the victims of human trafficking, particularly when the victims are children, an independent United Nations human rights expert has warned at the end of an official visit to the country.