Leads @UNODC 🇺🇳 Action against Human Trafficking & Migrant Smuggling | Committed to ending exploitation in all its forms | @UNODC_OrgCrime
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24 Nov 2025
Spoke at the @UN General Assembly on behalf of @UNODC to highlight global efforts to #EndHumanTrafficking.
The unanimous adoption of a new Political Declaration today renews our shared commitment to stop this crime.
🔗 bit.ly/3M7x7md
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From 9-11 June prosecutors from around the world will gather in Marrakesh for the second @UNODC-@EUHomeAffairs International Forum of Prosecutors combating human trafficking & migrant smuggling.
Watch this space & visit bit.ly/IFoP2 to learn more
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It’s not okay that the number of detected victims of human trafficking, globally, has fallen for the first time in 20 years.
We must do better by ensuring justice for victims.
#NotForSale
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Crime evolves. We stay ahead.
From next week, this account expands its focus from human trafficking and migrant smuggling to the wider world of organized crime.
New investigations. New networks. New insights.
Stay tuned!
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May 15
Our work is about people.
Fighting human trafficking starts with listening to survivors and learning from their experiences.
When leaders stand with survivors.
When they truly listen.
That’s when change stops being abstract and starts to feel real.
#EndHumanTrafficking
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May 12
Had a great talk with the @BBC’s Scam Secrets podcast at the #GlobalFraudSummit.
We got into the links between human trafficking and online scams, with facts that might surprise you.
Listen to the podcast 👉 bbc.in/42nDW84
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May 11
Press release: New Director-General of @UN Office at #Vienna and Executive Director of UN Office on Drugs and Crime @UNODC takes office - more : unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/pr…
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Every child deserves to grow up safe.
Yet 1 in 3 detected human trafficking victims is a child, and still many cases remain undetected.
Protecting the most vulnerable starts with understanding the crime.
Learn more here: bit.ly/3QkImtP
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Corruption fuels human trafficking.
When an official takes cash, a network stays operational.
When law enforcement operations are compromised, a case collapses.
Learn more: bit.ly/4mCTAFS
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Apr 29
More powerful than a thousand words: a simple smile.
Sosa’s journey through human trafficking has been anything but easy.
Now he is a true leader of hope, mentoring and empowering youth.
Read his inspiring story here: bit.ly/4mUfNiX
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Apr 24
54 projects
55 countries
3,257 officials trained
and the first-ever @UNODC Global Forum for Human Trafficking Survivors.
2025, a year of incredible action!
Read our annual report and see what impact looks like: bit.ly/HTMSS25
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Apr 21
Human trafficking is not only a human rights violation.
It’s not only gender‑based violence.
It’s not limited to poverty, underdevelopment or vulnerability.
It’s all of this but it’s also something more difficult to confront.
It’s organized crime!
Today with @FranceONUVienne
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Mar 17
Powerful discussion with the BBC Scam Secrets podcast team @UNODC #Fraud summit today
Cyber scams and #HumanTrafficking are global & interconnected
We are pushing back with international action
Thank you @BBCRadio4 for driving this fight into the spotlight
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Mar 17
Over two days, UNODC & @INTERPOL_HQ’s #GlobalFraudSummit brought together global partners with a mandate to turn commitments into results.
Countries made pledges to deliver concrete, long-term impact against organized fraud.
Watch the recap ⬇️
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Mar 16
Global tech leaders stood shoulder‑to‑shoulder with governments today at the @UNODC Fraud Summit. From AI‑driven detection tools to platform safeguards, the private sector is stepping up to confront online fraud at scale. This is what real partnership looks like #FraudSummit
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Mar 16
Over 1,300 delegates from 140 countries, including leaders from all major tech companies, came together at the @UNODC #FraudSummit to take on the global surge in online fraud that generates billions of dollars for criminal gangs
Collective action starts here
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The United Nations 🇺🇳 main body to debate drug policy #CND69 started its work today in Vienna.
Drug trafficking fuels organized crime generating huge profits, expanding illicit supply chains, laundering criminal proceeds, and undermining governance, security, and development.
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At Eastern University in Dhaka, a new generation of law students is stepping up to tackle human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
With @UNODC support, the university has launched a specialized Master programme.
So far, about 200 law graduates have completed it.
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Sexual violence is a tragic and widespread reality along migrant smuggling routes.
The Darien Gap, the Sahara Desert, and the Mediterranean Sea are major hotspots for these abuses.
Female migrants are more affected than men, facing much higher risks.
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