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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. The study has also found that traffickers use women and girls as a shield to protect themselves from b...

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 largely ignored by the global development sector and siloed off from key aspects of the UN sustainab...