FIRST PERSON: Human trafficking, migrant smuggling, still significant threats in Asia – International People Search

September 12, 2021 chhaymam@chhaymam.com Travel 0

Human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants are going to remain significant threats to human security, that’s according to a trafficking and migrant expert working in the Middle East and Asia region for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

from UN News – Human Rights https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/09/1099652
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