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Views 6 People assume that society has come a long way since the abolishment of slavery in the United States in the year eighteen sixty-five. The slavery that millions of people experience today proves that theory to be false. Modern slavery has become a major problem in society today. It is a worldwide issue by which race and ethnicity are not a major factor in the selection of victims. In fact, women and children are the primarily source of victims for the modern industry. Don’t waste time...

Aylin Elci, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, +41 75 404 10 95, aelc@weforum.org The World Economic Forum today unveils the world’s most promising 112 Young Global Leaders under the age of 40, involved in activities ranging from reporting on racism to campaigning for inclusivity in medical research Among the 56 countries represented, 11 leaders hail from Africa and their work brings the promise of a brighter outlook at a difficult time They join a group of Nobel Prize recipients, Pu...

Wanuri Kahiu. YGLs are active in todays most exciting and dynamic fields and focus on impact. In the past year they have worked on more than 30 COVID-19-related initiatives, including expanding the use of free public digital health services, launching data challenges to build an ecosystem that can help tackle the pandemic, creating mobile intensive care shelters, opening mental health support platforms and working on vaccine development The class of 2021 is gender equal and has representatives ...

Ex-AG Githu Muigai Back in Govt With Senior Job 25 February 2021 - 11:34 am President Uhuru Kenyatta with former Attorney General Githu Muigai after he handed in his resignation letter to the at State House, Nairobi in 2018 The Standard Former Attorney General Githu Muigai has made a comeback in government following his recent appointment to a prime position in the National Treasury.  In a special gazette dated February 24,  the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning Ukur Y...

E. Tendayi Achiume, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, offered an international human rights perspective on the issue.

UN Agency Makes Shocking Discovery on Human-trafficking Scourge UN Agency Makes Shocking Discovery on Human-trafficking Scourge Fresh evidence from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), is showing the complexity of many human-trafficking-related cases, in which defendants are also victims of the global scourge. It seems, they have no alternative but to obey an order, and commit a crime, or hoped to limit their own exploitation or escape poverty by playing a role in the crime. Th...

Put anti-slavery efforts at the heart of development work Professor James Cockayne Filed on February 1, 2021 It goes without saying that ending modern slavery should be a priority, with no justification needed. More than 40 million people were enslaved in 2016, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery suggests this number has probably grown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Despite this, the issue is ...