Email this page

Regional Initiatives

News and Updates

Norwegian Government Contributes Funding towards Combating Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region
An agreement was signed on 5 May 2006 between the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNDP, in which the Norwegian Government pledged to contribute a total of 6,800,000 Kronor (about US $1 million) to combat human trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS).

Mekong Governments Demonstrate Concrete Action Against Human Trafficking
The six Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Governments (Cambodia, China, Laos, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam) concluded a three day meeting beginning on 12 May 2006 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Two Agreements Pledging US $1.8 million to COMMIT Process
On 4 May 2006 an agreement was signed between the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNDP, in which the Norwegian Government pledged to contribute a total of 6,800,000 Kroner (about US $1 million) to combat human trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS).

Human Trafficking Summit Hears Prosecutions Have Risen
Human trafficking remains a problem in South East Asia and increasing numbers of victims are being identified.

Expert on Trafficking in Persons Ends Visit to Lebanon
Sigma Huda, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, made the following statement to media in Beirut on 15 September 2005 at the end of a visit to Lebanon: Permit me first of all to thank the Government for inviting me to Lebanon.

Combating Trafficking in Kosovo¹
Three UN police officers and four foreigners have been arrested for involvement in human trafficking in the UN administered province of Kosovo.

Angel Coalition Trafficking Resource Book for the Former Soviet Union and Baltic Sea States
The 2005 Angel Coalition Trafficking Resource Book for the Former Soviet Union and Baltic Sea States is now available in PDF format upon request to WUNRN at mosie@infionline.net.

Interview with Barbara Limanowska on Prevention Activities
The Association for Women's Rights in Development interviewed Barbara Limanowska about her research on human trafficking in South Eastern Europe (SEE), which has found that anti-trafficking strategies need to focus on prevention through empowerment if they are to be successful.

Italian Group Uses 'Street Units' to Protect Victims of Sex Trafficking¹
Jessica, a young Nigerian girl, had no idea what lay ahead when she enrolled in a program to study in Italy.

Mekong: High-level Meeting on Labour Aspects of Trafficking and Migration
Labour ministers and other high-level representatives from five Mekong countries met in Bangkok on 8-9 September 2005 to consider and advise future directions on the fight against the trafficking and labour exploitation of both cross-border and internal migrants.

Asian Nations Call for Migration Dialogue¹
Representatives from twelve Asian countries and fifteen international agencies and NGOs called for improved regional cooperation and the mainstreaming of international migration in national policy development in the Asia-Pacific region on 26 August 2005.

UNODC Helps Viet Nam Combat Human Trafficking¹
The UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will help the Vietnamese judicial system and law enforcement agencies improve their capacity to combat human trafficking in Viet Nam.

Australia and ASEAN Unite to Protect Children¹
Demonstrating a strong commitment to child protection, senior government officials from across ASEAN and Australia gathered in Vientiane, Laos on 1 September 2005 to discuss enhanced initiatives which will make it even more difficult for child sex tourists to harm children.

Microsoft trains Cambodian authorities to fight pedophiles who use the Internet¹
Microsoft and British intelligence specialists opened a two-week seminar Monday to train Cambodians how to fight against pedophiles who use the Internet to exploit children in the poor Southeast Asian nation.

The Angel Coalition
http://www.angelcoalition.org/ The Angel Coalition is a consortium of 61 Russian and CIS NGOs (non-governmental organizations) that was created in 1999 in response to the growing international crisis of trafficking.