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Africa must have migration governance where the international system should make efforts to deal with the cases of gender insensitivity during the processes of migration.

On 1st of July, UNODC organised the constructive dialogues for the UN Review Mechanism regarding migrants smuggling and human trafficking. The purpose of the constructive dialogue was to brief a wide range of stakeholders, including NGOs on how the review process has developed. LSI, and members KOK, ASTRA and LEFO provided short interventions. Unfortunately due to the large amount of accepted interventions - over 50 statements - there was no time for real dialogue.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has recently issued a research issue paper entitled “The Concept of Harbouring in the Trafficking in Persons Protocol” to provide information on how countries globally have incorporated the concept of harbouring in their national practice.

Addis Ababa, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) The continental meeting of experts on migration issues is taking place virtually in Ethiopia from this Tuesday to Thursday, according to the African Union, with headquarters in Addis Ababa.

Free movement of people should be reinforced in Africa to boost economic integration of the continent for common prosperity, according to a report released by the African Union last week.

The crime of harbouring, in which victims of human trafficking are accommodated or forced to stay in a specific location, is not universally understood by

The crime of harbouring, in which victims of human trafficking are accommodated or forced to stay in a specific location, is not universally

Harboring is one of five actions that constitute an ‘act’ in the internationally recognized definition of human trafficking, and is often used by prosecutors and judges for convictions of this crime.

Friday, 30 July 2021, 6:45 pm UN Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday urged States to take action against human trafficking, where a third of all victims are children. Highlighting how the COVID pandemic has pushed as many as 124 million more people into extreme poverty, the UN chief insisted that “many millions” have been left vulnerable to the scourge. Half of victims in low-income countries are children, Mr. Guterres noted, just ahead of the World Day Against Trafficking in P...

Making Ugandas Porous Borders Safer Format Loyce Amanio learns the finer points during boat docking training. Immigration officers are trained to drive boats, and to perfect their precision in docking. © IOM/Innocent Vuga “He was shot at in the head, I think it was at close range. A situation like this threatens you a bit,” says a tearful Edward Nayebare as he recalls the night armed gold smugglers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) killed four of his Uganda border post collea...