{"id":966751,"date":"2023-01-24T00:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T00:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/audio\/2023\/01\/1132722"},"modified":"2023-01-24T00:01:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T00:01:01","slug":"people-trafficking-report-highlights-fears-that-covid-19-has-diverted-resources-from-rescuing-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/01\/24\/people-trafficking-report-highlights-fears-that-covid-19-has-diverted-resources-from-rescuing-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"People trafficking report highlights fears that COVID-19 has diverted resources from rescuing victims\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Disturbing new data released on Tuesday from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC<\/a>) has highlighted concerns that most human trafficking victims who manage to escape, do so without the help of law enforcement.\u00a0<\/p> 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.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p> 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\u2019s Fabrizio Sarrica tells UN News\u2019s Daniel Johnson.\u00a0<\/p>\n