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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
virtual“Committed to the Cause - Working on the Frontline to End Human Trafficking” The 2020 theme for the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons will focus on the first responders to human trafficking. These are the people who work in different sectors - identifying, supporting, counseling and seeking justice for victims of trafficking, and challenging
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2021 Shine the Light Human Trafficking Conference: Root Causes & Intersections on Human Trafficking
virtualDear Colleagues, We invite you to our VIRTUAL 2021 Shine the Light Human Trafficking Conference: Root Causes and Intersections on Human Trafficking. The conference, which is free of charge, will be held over two afternoons, March 8 (12noon to 3:00 pm EST), and March 9 (12noon to 1:30 pm EST). We also are organizing a
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
worldwide/virtualTrafficking in persons is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. Every year, thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of traffickers, in their own countries and abroad. Almost every country in the world is affected by trafficking, whether as a country of origin, transit or destination for victims.
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UNCTAD Trade and Development Board 32nd special session
Palais des Nations Geneva, SwitzerlandThe thirty-second special session of the Trade and Development Board will start on Monday, 6 September 2021 in hybrid format. The session will open at 10 a.m. in room XVIII of the Palais des Nations, Geneva. The provisional agenda for the session, together with the secretariat’s annotations thereto, will be contained in document TD/B(S-XXXII)/1. Nominations
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Reclaiming Industrial Policy: Putting Policymaking Theory into Practice
worldwide/virtualUNCTAD15 pre-event: Reclaiming Industrial Policy – Putting Policymaking Theory into Practice Event co-organized with the OECD Development Centre This webinar is the fourth of a four-part webinar series aimed at assessing what the emerging new consensus around industrial policymaking means and involves, particularly for developing countries. Tapping into the expertise of the recently launched Oxford
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Stemming the role of criminal groups in contemporary forms of slavery within Nigeria
worldwide/virtualJubilee Campaign is hosting a side event this Friday, October 29, 2021, 9:00 am to 11:00 am EST on “Stemming the role of criminal groups in contemporary forms of slavery within Nigeria.” This event is in light of the soon to be released report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Tom
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High-level meeting of the GA on the Appraisal of the UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons
worldwide/virtualSpecial Accreditation for the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons Pursuant to General Assembly resolutions 75/283, a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons will be
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