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United Nations InterAgency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP) Thailand Country Office

Address

UNIAP Thailand
United Nations Building 7th floor Block B
Rajdamnern Nok Ave., Bangkok 10200
Thailand

Contact Information

If calling from Thailand:

Tel: 02 288 1746
Fax: 02 280 0268

If calling from overseas:

Tel: +66 2 288 1746
Fax: +66 2 280 0268

Website

http://www.no-trafficking.org

Email

panadda.changmanee@un.or.th

Activities

UNIAP Thailand works in four core areas: Building the Knowledge Base on Human Trafficking; Supporting Action on High Priority Areas; Targeted Interventions that Respond to Identified Gaps; and Strengthening Advocacy on the Issue of Human Trafficking.

UNIAP Thailand works as a clearing house for information on human trafficking and a center for knowledge building. They work together with partners in Thailand to share information, identify gaps and key priorities, and develop interventions.

Activities:

Buiding the knowledge base on Human Trafficking by:

Consolidating lessons learned and good practices developed from different sectors
Facilitating the development of a national public resource library on human trafficking and migration issues at the Pridi Bhanomyong Library, Thammasart University
Acting as an information clearing house on all trafficking initiatives in Thailand
Developing information kits trafficking and translating key documents from English to Thai and vice versa
Disseminating information on trafficking in Thai and English languages through a national email network and quarterly Thai language newsletter, for increased outreach to all stakeholders in Thailand

Supported Action on High Priority Issues

UNIAP Thailand advocates for quick responses to new and emerging issues through technical working committees on high priority topics such as begging; lends technical support to government ministries and agencies to assist in the implementation of trafficking-related projects and policies; supports capacity-building at all levels – for example, providing training for NGO staff and local authorities; and helps to identify and fill sectoral or geographical gaps in the existing responses through the development of databases and the mapping of local and regional initiatives.

Targeted Interventions that respond to identified gaps

UNIAP Thailand provides an opportunity to try new approaches through initiating research and supporting programs not being addressed by others. UNIAP supports NGOs such as the Mirror Art Group to conduct action research on Cambodian beggars, which resulted in a concept paper. The paper has become an effective policy advocacy tool for raising the issue with both the Thai and Cambodian Governments.

Strengthening Advocacy on the Issue of Human Trafficking

UNIAP Thailand adopts the strategy of developing and maintaining partnerships with other actors in Thailand who are working on the issue of trafficking. These partnerships facilitate a faster and more coordinated response to trafficking, and create a collaborative network with an extraordinary pool of knowledge and skills to combat trafficking. UNIAP Thailand supports the establishment of Ban Huay Krai School Community Radio Network. This network is a center for human trafficking literacy for people in the northern part of Thailand and has been noted for being popularly received among the local population.

Publications:

UNIAP Thailand Brochure and UNIAP Thailand Newsletter