The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Thursday arranged the first-ever public private conference on human trafficking and migrant smuggling. According to a press release, the conference has been arranged in collaboration with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of Pakistan.
This conference was organised with the growing influx of irregular migration from Pakistan in mind, and forms a part of the UNODC's continued support for the Government of Pakistan in addressing these and related challenges. A number of senior government officials, law enforcement officers, members of civil society, multinational organisations, NGOs, media and other UN agencies attended the conference in order to share their organisational perspectives on how to develop common solutions in the struggle to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
By holding this landmark event with multi-stakeholders, the UNODC aims to identify the role each organisation can play in raising public awareness on the dangers associated with these illegal activities. The conference was opened with remarks from the UNODC's Pakistan Country Representative, Mr Cesar Guedes. He welcomed the participants and expressed appreciation to civil society members, representatives from multinational companies and both government and UN officials for their understanding of this issue's urgency. Mr Guedes emphasised the need for immediate attention from the private sector to assist multilateral efforts in meeting the challenge of human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
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