What is ICAT?

The Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) is a policy forum mandated to improve coordination among UN agencies and other relevant international organizations to facilitate an integrated approach to preventing and combating trafficking in persons.

 

The first ICAT meeting was held in Tokyo in September 2006 in response to the ECOSOC Resolution 2006/27, which called for strengthening the coordination of anti-trafficking efforts among relevant UN agencies and other organizations. ICAT was offcially established in March 2007 by General Assembly Resolution 61/180.

 

 

What does ICAT offer?

ICAT provides:

 

- A platform for exchange of information and good practices on anti-trafficking activities;

- Cohesive policies that promote:

 

*A comprehensive, coordinated and holistic approach to human trafficking, which is gender and age-sensitive and grounded in a human rights based approach;

*The alignment of anti-trafficking interventions of the UN and other international organizations with the standards set by international instruments;

 

*The effective and efficient use of resources, drawing on the comparative advantage of the respective agencies;

 

*Stronger linkages with existing inter-agency forums and other mechanisms that promote regional and national ownership.

 

 

 

ICAT working group

 

International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-Interpol)

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

 

International Organization on Migration (IOM)

 

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

 

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

 

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Chair 2012

 

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

 

 

ICAT membership:

 

Department of Peace Keeping Operations (DPKO)

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-Interpol)

International Labour Organization (ILO)

International Organization on Migration (IOM)

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

United Nations Joint Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

UN Women

The World Bank

 

 

The ICAT Secretariat is hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) chairs ICAT in 2012.

For further information, contact:

icat@unodc.org