UNODC Executive Director
11 Dec
A report released on Wednesday by the United Nations agency reported a 25 per cent increase in detected human trafficking victims globally in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019. The 2024 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), attributed the surge to factors such…
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