Tag «Trafficking in Persons»

Security Council Ministerial Open Debate on Trafficking in Persons in Conflict Situations: Forced labour, slavery and other similar practices

Remarks of the Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov: Security Council Ministerial Open Debate on Trafficking in Persons in Conflict Situations: Forced labour, slavery and other similar practices 15 March 2017 VIENNA, 15 March (UN Information Service) – My thanks to the Security Council and the UK Presidency for your unflagging …

Cambodia, Singapore Deposit Instrument of Ratification of the ASEAN Convention against Trafficking in Persons

JAKARTA, 25 January 2016 – Cambodia and Singapore have deposited their respective Instruments of Ratification for the ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (ACTIP) with H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN. The ACTIP, which was signed by the ASEAN Leaders at the 27th ASEAN Summit in November 2015, demonstrates ASEAN’s …