Joint Statement of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, 2023On the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2023, the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) calls on all States and other duty bearers to act immediately to strengthen measures addressing vulnerability to trafficking in persons, ensure effective prosecution of perpetrators and of those who benefit from exploitation, as well as improve access of trafficked persons to protection and support that is human rights-based, trauma-informed, and gender-, age-, and disability-sensitive, so that no one – trafficked or at risk – is left behind, and ensure meaningful and ethical inclusion of survivors’ voices and perspectives.
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ICAT Webinar Series 2023: Trafficking in persons data collection and researchBetween June and November 2023, the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) will organize six webinars to advance discussions on trafficking in persons data collection and research.
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ICAT Chairs' Annual Report 2022The 2022 ICAT Annual Report presents the highlights of the work undertaken in 2022 under the co-chairpersonship of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD).
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2020 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in PersonsThe 2022 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons provides a snapshot of the trafficking patterns and flows detected during the COVID-19 pandemic. It covers 141 countries and provides an overview of the response to trafficking in persons at global, regional and national levels, by analysing trafficking cases detected between 2018 and 2021.
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ICAT calls for stronger action and cooperation to counter human trafficking in humanitarian crises and conflicts
With the world currently experiencing multiple crises with serious humanitarian consequences, the Heads of ICAT agencies on 2 December 2022 released a Call to Action urging States, humanitarian actors and other relevant stakeholders to strengthen efforts and cooperation to prevent and combat human trafficking in humanitarian crises and conflict situations.
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The Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons
ICAT is a policy forum mandated by the UN General Assembly to improve coordination among UN agencies and other relevant international organizations to facilitate a holistic and comprehensive approach to preventing and combating trafficking in persons, including protection and support for victims of trafficking.
ICAT functions are: To provide a platform for exchange of information, experiences and good practices on anti-trafficking activities; to support the activities of the UN and other international organizations with the aim of ensuring a full and comprehensive implementation of all international instruments and standards of relevance for the prevention and combating of trafficking in persons and protection of and support for victims of trafficking; to work towards a comprehensive, coordinated and holistic approach to human trafficking, which is gender and age-sensitive and grounded in a human rights based-approach; and to promote effective and efficient use of existing resources, using, to the extent possible, mechanisms already in place at the regional and national level.
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Joint Statement of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, 2023
Chairs' Annual Report 2022
