Egypt celebrated the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on Tuesday. In the same context, the National Coordinating Committee to Combat and Prevent Illegal Migration (NCCPIM) organized a celebration.
On the Nile river, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry hosted the celebration which embraced international organizations and foreign diplomats at the ministry’s headquarters in Cairo.
The head of the inter-ministerial thanked the International Organization for Migration in Egypt (IOM) for its leading role in the provision of technical and financial support in advancing the committee’s mandate.
Human Trafficking Dangers
Speaking at the celebration, Ambassador Naela Gabr commended the IOM’s support shedding light on the UN-affiliated organization and the “sincere efforts” exerted by the Embassy of Netherlands in Cairo.
“A huge media campaign will be launched to raise the Egyptian community’s awareness of dangers of the human trafficking and its various forms,” Gabr said.
Also, she hailed endeavors carried out by the partners of the intra-ministerial committee, noting that “Egypt’s performance in this issue is getting better.”
Human Trafficking is a Heinous Crime
Describing the human trafficking as “a heinous crime”, the SG Antonio Guterres, said that that crime affects every region of the world.
“Some 72 percent of detected victims are women and girls, and the percentage of child victims has more than doubled from 2004 to 2016, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
He added that most detected victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; victims are also trafficked for forced labor, recruitment as child soldiers and other forms of exploitation and abuse.
“Traffickers and terrorist groups prey on the vulnerable, from people in poverty to those caught up in war or who face discrimination,” Guterres noted.
Chief of IOM’s Mission to Egypt, Laurent de Boeck hailed the Egyptian government’s efforts in combating human trafficking. “Egypt under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi played a significant role to deter the crisis.”
IOM has more than 480 offices worldwide, with more than 10,000 staff working in over 150 countries worldwide. Currently 173 countries are Member States to IOM and a further 8 states hold the Observer status. Egypt was an observer state to IOM since 1974 to 1991, when it became a full-fledged member.
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