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The Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section of the United Nations Office and Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released its 2020 Annual Report, which highlights the main achievements of the Section during a year of challenges and anniversaries. Despite the global restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, crime prevention and criminal justice experts were able to support over 50 countries in their efforts to counter human trafficking and migrant smuggling and train around 2,500 people who prevent and prosecute cases of these crimes. The Report also shares details of new studies to be published in 2021 and details on upcoming UN events that will focus on the topics of human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
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