ICAT holds discussion on strengthening access to justice for children
On 19 June, the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT), in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), held an online discussion on strengthening access to justice for children in the context of trafficking.
Webinar 1: Pioneering initiatives on leveraging trafficking data
On 1 June 2023, the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) held its first instalment of a six-webinar series on trafficking in persons data collection and research.
ICAT introduces webinar series on trafficking in persons data collection and research
The Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) will organize six webinars on trafficking in persons data collection and research from June to November 2023. The webinars aim to advance discussions on trafficking in persons data collection and research in line with the Priority #1 (Building the evidence base) of the ICAT Plan of Action.
In Focus – Preventing children on the move from falling victim to human trafficking
| Vienna
National mechanisms are critical to prevent children on the move from falling victim to the heinous crime of human trafficking.
Humanitarian Crises and Global Conflicts are Increasing Human Trafficking
| Vienna
The Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT)—the United Nations leading policy forum on human trafficking—held its fourth annual meeting of Principals on 2 December 2022 to discuss human trafficking in in humanitarian crises and conflict situations and map priorities for 2023.
To end human trafficking, we must stop paying for it
| Vienna
On 21 October, the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) facilitated a discussion on preventing human trafficking in procurement and supply chains in the margins of the 11th meeting of Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
Swift response to conflicts critical to preventing human trafficking
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On 4 October 2022, the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) met with the European Union Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, Diane Schmitt, to exchange on policy matters and strengthen cooperation to counter conflict-related human trafficking.
ICAT organizes information sharing on UN Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking
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On 13 October 2022, the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) organized an information sharing session with organizations in Eastern Africa on the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (UNVTF), administered by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Beyond the short term: How to address vulnerability to trafficking in persons in the context of lasting crises?
| Vienna
The Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT), on 11 October 2022, co-hosted a discussion on addressing vulnerability to trafficking in persons in the context of lasting crises during the 2022 Vienna Migration Conference.
ICAT issues a joint Press Release on human trafficking in the context of the war in Ukraine
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The ongoing war in Ukraine has displaced millions of people and has exposed men, women and children to the very real risk of human trafficking within Ukraine and other countries in the wider region.