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Civil society organizations, educators, students, entertainers, families: everybody plays a role in the fight against human trafficking. People and groups acting alone, and operating within national or local borders, can have only a limited impact on preventing and fighting trafficking.
This online forum is specifically designed to solicit inputs on the "draft basic principles on the right to an effective remedy for trafficked persons". The Special Rapporteur plans to submit the final document to the Human Rights Council in June 2011 as part of her thematic report on this topic..
The overwhelming majority of trafficked individuals are women and children. Data suggests that women and children are primary victims of this crime, which has a negative effect on efforts to alleviate poverty.
Around the world, human trafficking continues because of ignorance. Individuals made vulnerable by need, conflict or social practices may accept a fraudulent offer of employment because ...
Actors, filmmakers, writers and others have lent their names to a cause that is close to their hearts: ending human trafficking.
Half of victims of human trafficking are under 18 years old. Young men and women are more vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation. But also, youngsters are becoming part of the solution...
World Day against Child Labour- Libyan Law Enforcement Trained on Combating Human Trafficking
Launch of E-Learning Tool Platform on Human Trafficking
World Day against Child Labour
An estimated 10.5 million children worldwide are working as domestic workers in people's homes, in hazardous and sometimes slavery-like conditions, says the International Labour Organisation. In August 2010, the General Assembly established the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking and in 2011, the Fund awarded grants to grassroots non-governmental organizations that directly assist victims and survivors around the world.
Libyan Law Enforcement Trained on Combating Human Trafficking
An estimated 10.5 million children worldwide are working as domestic workers in people's homes, in hazardous and sometimes slavery-like conditions, says the International Labour Organisation. In August 2010, the General Assembly established the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking and in 2011, the Fund awarded grants to grassroots non-governmental organizations that directly assist victims and survivors around the world.
Launch of E-Learning Tool Platform on Human Trafficking
Building on the success of our E-Learning Tool, and taking into account our users’ feedback and comments, we have created a learning platform that will facilitate user access to our online training material.