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UN seeks end to human trafficking | UN seeks end to human trafficking |
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A UN initiative to fight human trafficking has been launched in the Indian capital, Delhi. | A UN initiative to fight human trafficking has been launched in the Indian capital, Delhi. |
The global campaign is aimed at achieving a turning point in the fight against trafficking. | The global campaign is aimed at achieving a turning point in the fight against trafficking. |
Millions of people around the world are victims of sexual exploitation and forced labour, many of them children. | Millions of people around the world are victims of sexual exploitation and forced labour, many of them children. |
The UN estimates the annual trade is worth $32bn. South Asia is second only to South East Asia as the region with the highest prevalence of trafficking. | |
Goals | Goals |
Every day in South Asia children and young women are lured or taken from their homes with promises of a job, marriage or a place in the entertainment industry. | Every day in South Asia children and young women are lured or taken from their homes with promises of a job, marriage or a place in the entertainment industry. |
Key source and destination nations in human traffickingEnlarge Map | Key source and destination nations in human traffickingEnlarge Map |
Instead, they end up in the sex trade or as forced labour. | Instead, they end up in the sex trade or as forced labour. |
India is the hub of this trade, with organised crime syndicates trafficking women and children both within the country and from across the border in Nepal or Bangladesh. | India is the hub of this trade, with organised crime syndicates trafficking women and children both within the country and from across the border in Nepal or Bangladesh. |
These are the findings of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime which is at the centre of the new global initiative to combat trafficking. | These are the findings of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime which is at the centre of the new global initiative to combat trafficking. |
It brings together government officials, law enforcement agencies, business leaders and representatives from the media and entertainment industry. | It brings together government officials, law enforcement agencies, business leaders and representatives from the media and entertainment industry. |
The idea is both to share best practices and raise funds in the hope that it can help turn a corner in the fight against trafficking. | The idea is both to share best practices and raise funds in the hope that it can help turn a corner in the fight against trafficking. |
The two-day conference is expected to draw up a timeframe and also set goals to be achieved over the next few years. | The two-day conference is expected to draw up a timeframe and also set goals to be achieved over the next few years. |
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