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New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater global efforts to achieve the goal of reducing traffic deaths and injuries by half by 2030. more
Fight against human trafficking must be strengthened in Ethiopia’s wartorn north

New York: Throughout Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to abduction and sex trafficking as they flee ongoing armed conf ...

General Assembly reaffirms commitment to combat human trafficking

New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated factors that fuel human trafficking such as poverty, unemployment and gender-based violence, the President of the UN General Assembly said ...

Victims of human trafficking being ‘punished and stigmatized’

New York: Victims of trafficking by terrorist groups are too often being punished instead of protected, a human rights expert warned the General Assembly this Wednesday.

Human trafficking: UN chief calls for action as COVID leaves ‘many millions’ more vulnerable

New York: UN Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday urged States to take action against human trafficking, where a third of all victims are children.

New UN report reveals impact of COVID on human trafficking

New York: A new study released on Thursday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) illustrates the devastating impact of COVID-19 on victims and survivors of human trafficking and hig ...

COVID-19 impact exposes millions to the risk of trafficking, UN agency says

New York: 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 numbe ...

COVID-19 crisis putting human trafficking victims at risk of further exploitation, experts warn

New York : Lockdowns, travel restrictions, resource cutbacks and other measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus are putting victims of human trafficking at risk of further explo ...

Rising human trafficking takes on ‘horrific dimensions’: almost a third of victims are children

New York: A new UN report published on Monday shows that human trafficking is on the rise and taking on “horrific dimensions”, with sexual exploitation of victims the main dri ...

Ahead of World Day against human trafficking, UN expert stresses States’ obligation to stop ‘gross human rights violations’

New York: Ahead of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the UN human rights expert on the issue emphasized on Friday that both victims and potential victims’ rights must be ...