People trafficking report highlights fears that COVID-19 has diverted resources from rescuing victims  

Disturbing new data released on Tuesday from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has highlighted concerns that most human trafficking victims who manage to escape, do so without the help of law enforcement. The worry is that the COVID pandemic has…

Disturbing new data released on Tuesday from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has highlighted concerns that most human trafficking victims who manage to escape, do so without the help of law enforcement. 

The worry is that the COVID pandemic has forced governments to divert resources away from law enforcement activities that include tracking smuggling rings and locating victims.  

The coronavirus is also believed to be responsible for a reported 11 per cent drop in the number of trafficking victims, but the devil is in the details, as UNODC’s Fabrizio Sarrica tells UN News’s Daniel Johnson. 

This post was originally published on UN News - Global perspective Human stories.


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Daniel Johnson | radiofree.asia (2024-04-28T05:58:39+00:00) » People trafficking report highlights fears that COVID-19 has diverted resources from rescuing victims  . Retrieved from https://radiofree.asia/2023/01/24/people-trafficking-report-highlights-fears-that-covid-19-has-diverted-resources-from-rescuing-victims/.
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" » People trafficking report highlights fears that COVID-19 has diverted resources from rescuing victims  ." Daniel Johnson | radiofree.asia - Tuesday January 24, 2023, https://radiofree.asia/2023/01/24/people-trafficking-report-highlights-fears-that-covid-19-has-diverted-resources-from-rescuing-victims/
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» People trafficking report highlights fears that COVID-19 has diverted resources from rescuing victims   | Daniel Johnson | radiofree.asia | https://radiofree.asia/2023/01/24/people-trafficking-report-highlights-fears-that-covid-19-has-diverted-resources-from-rescuing-victims/ | 2024-04-28T05:58:39+00:00
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