Tackling human trafficking in Myanmar

Date: Thursday, January 3, 2019

In 2005, Myanmar passed an anti-trafficking law, but trafficking is still rampant in the conflict-affected state, especially in the northern region, where it borders China. A UN Women programme is supporting local partner, Htoi Gender and Development Foundation, in providing legal support and vocational training to survivors.

Breaking the cycle of human trafficking in Albania

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2016

To support women and girl survivors of trafficking, UN Women in Albania has been supporting service-providers in shelters with capacity-building and salary subsidies under the project “Preventing and addressing violence against women and girls in Albania”, implemented by UN Women with funding from the European Union.

Prevent, Combat, Protect: Human Trafficking

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011

Prevent, Combat, Protect: Human Trafficking is a joint UNHCR, OHCHR, UNICEF, UNODC, ILO and UN Women commentary on selected articles of the EU Directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims.

Executive Director’s blog series: Human trafficking

Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Part 11 in a 16-part blog series by UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign.

Using the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Sustainable Development Goals to end the scourge of trafficking in women and girls

Date: 21 June 2017

Location: Conference Room 12, UN Headquarters (visitor’s entrance 46th St and 1st Ave), New York, NY, 10017, United States

Trafficking in women and girls: Report of the Secretary-General (2020)

Date: Thursday, July 30, 2020

The present report, submitted pursuant to UN General Assembly resolution 73/146, provides information on measures taken by Member States and activities carried out within the United Nations system to eliminate trafficking in women and girls. The report focuses on efforts to address the gender dimensions of trafficking, with a special focus on the economic drivers and consequences of trafficking, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trafficking of women and girls.

Trafficking in women and girls: Report of the Secretary-General (A/65/209)

Date: Monday, August 2, 2010

In resolution 63/156, the General Assembly highlighted the need to protect and assist all victims of trafficking, with full respect for their human rights. It outlined concrete measures, addressing them to States and other stakeholders, to prevent and eliminate trafficking in persons, especially women and children. The present report addresses this issue.

Call for proposals: Safe and Fair - VAW and human trafficking

Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2019

UNWOMEN has a joint Programme with ILO called “Safe and Fair: Realizing the Rights of Women Migrant Workers (WMWs) Rights and Opportunities in the ASEAN Region.” UNWOMEN is seeking innovative proposals from committed organizations that have extensive experience in the field of violence against women (VAW) service delivery, women’s labour migration and anti-human trafficking, particularly for enhancing quality service delivery and access for WMWs, and capacities of peer-to-peer...

Trafficking in women and girls: Report of the Secretary-General (A/67/170)

Date: Monday, July 23, 2012

Pursuant to resolution 65/190 of the General Assembly, the present report provides information on measures by Member States and activities within the United Nations system to tackle trafficking in women and girls. Conclusions are drawn and specific recommendations for future action made.

Advocacy and laws confront trafficking across the Arab States

Date: Thursday, March 3, 2016

A three-year anti-trafficking programme supported by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women is boosting legal enforcement against the crime in Egypt, Jordan and Morocco.

Trafficked: Three survivors of human trafficking share their stories

Date: Monday, July 29, 2019

On World Day against Trafficking in Persons, three women survivors tell us their stories. Their words are testament to their incredible resilience and point toward the urgency for action to prosecute perpetrators and support survivors along their journeys to restored dignity, health and hope.

A fresh look and a fresh start for survivors of human trafficking in Cambodia

Date: Monday, January 14, 2019

Through UN Women’s new programme to prevent human trafficking in Cambodia and Myanmar, three friends were able to start their own salon.

Addressing emerging human trafficking trends and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic

Date: Thursday, July 30, 2020

Around the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has created new risks and challenges to victims and survivors of trafficking and has also worsened the vulnerabilities of at-risk groups, especially women and children, to trafficking in human beings. Based on data collected through a global survey of survivors and frontline organizations, this publication analyses the emerging COVID-19 human trafficking trends and consequences and offers concrete policy recommendations to address them.

Take five: Morocco’s Anti-Trafficking Law and its link to migration

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Amina Oufroukhi is President of the International Judicial Cooperation Department headed by the Office of the Public Prosecutor of the Kingdom of Morocco.

In the words of Marija Andjelkovic: “The girls are getting younger…poverty is driving trafficking in persons”

Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2018

In the 1990s, Marija Andjelkovic worked at a call centre for girls experiencing violence, when she received a training on human trafficking. In those days, trafficking was not a known, researched and understood phenomenon in Serbia which left an institutional vacuum in addressing the needs of survivors. She was one of the first civil society activists to raise the issue of human trafficking in the Balkan region, and went on to become the founder and Director of the Serbian NGO, ASTRA-Anti trafficking action.