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UNESCO Project to Fight Human Trafficking in Africa
The project aims to inspire more effective and culturally appropriate policy-making to fight the trafficking of women and children in Western and Southern Africa. It carries out policy-oriented research on factors related to the trafficking in pilot countries, collects best practices in fighting trafficking at its roots, and organizes training workshops for of policymakers, NGOs, community leaders and the media.
 
UNESCO Project to Fight Human Trafficking in AfricaPilot countries:
  • Western Africa: Benin, Nigeria and Togo
  • Southern Africa: Lesotho, Mozambique and South Africa

Activities:
  • Phase I in 2004-2005: carrying out of research in the six pilot countries, and elaboration of policy papers with policy recommendations, based on the results of the country studies.
  • Phase II in 2006-2007: validation of the policy papers with stakholders from the pilot countries. Launch of awareness-raising campaigns in Western and Southern Africa.
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    News

  Countering Human Trafficking in Lesotho and in South Africa   Countering Human Trafficking in Lesotho and in South Africa
18-09-2007 (UNESCO) - Publication of two UNESCO Policy Papers  More...

  
  Countering Human Trafficking in Benin and Togo   Countering Human Trafficking in Benin and Togo
23-08-2007 (UNESCO) - Publication of two UNESCO Policy Papers  More...

  
  Countering Human Trafficking in Mozambique and Nigeria   Countering Human Trafficking in Mozambique and Nigeria
04-01-2007 (UNESCO) - Publication of two UNESCO Policy Papers  More...

  
  Saori Terada, UNESCO Focal Point for Human Trafficking and Paul de Guchteneire, Chief of the UNECO International Migration Section, published an article entitled “Fighting human trafficking in southern Africa” in the latest issue of Forced Migration Revie   Saori Terada, UNESCO Focal Point for Human Trafficking and Paul de Guchteneire, Chief of the UNECO International Migration Section, published an article entitled “Fighting human trafficking in southern Africa” in the latest issue of Forced Migration Review
09-05-2006 (UNESCO) - This new issue of the Forced Migration Review includes a major feature on “People trafficking: upholding rights and understanding vulnerabilities”.  More...

  
  Release of UNESCO Publication entitled   Release of UNESCO Publication entitled "Poverty, Gender and Human Trafficking in Sub-Saharan Africa: Rethinking Best Practices in Migration Management”
25-01-2006 (UNESCO) -   More...

  
  The report   The report "Searching for Best Practices to Counter Human Trafficking in Africa: A Focus on Women and Children" is now available on-line
23-03-2005 (UNESCO) -   More...

  
  Message from the Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (2004)   Message from the Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (2004)
24-12-2003 (UNESCO) - The slave trade and slavery constitute one of the darkest chapters in the history of the world.  More...

  
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  Saori Terada
Project Team Leader





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