The Global Action to Prevent and Address Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants is a four-year (2015-2019) joint initiative by the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) being implemented in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
The programme forms part of a joint response to trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants and it is expected to be delivered in up to 15 strategically selected countries across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. A focus will be placed on assistance to governmental authorities, civil society organizations, victims of trafficking and smuggled migrants.
Aims and objectives: The programme aims to assist the selected countries in developing and implementing comprehensive national counter-trafficking and counter-smuggling responses. A dual prevention and protection approach has been adopted and includes six key responses linked to the following objectives:
Download a summary on the Global Action here.
European Union and UNODC Cooperation to Prevent and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants: Introducing GLO.ACT
Wednesday, 25 May 2016 ( Event flyer and Agenda)
March-June 2016
Assessment Missions in 13 countries with the purpose to introduce GLO.ACT to government authorities and discuss implementation of activities as well as to support the assessment of countries response to trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants.
16 - 17 March 2016
The objective of the 2-day Expert Group Meeting is to assist UNODC Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section in the development of an assessment framework and methodology for the 13 countries to cover the areas of project focus: strategy and policy development, legislative assistance, criminal justice capacity building, regional and trans-regional cooperation and assistance to victims, including special protection measures for children. Read more here.
21 January 2016
