Girls Sold Into Forced Labour, Largest Group Of Trafficking Victims.

"Latest figures show that women and girls lured into situations of forced labour account for two thirds of those who have received support from IOM in Cox’s Bazar after escaping or being rescued from exploitation. Another 10 per cent of identified victims were women and girls who suffered sexual exploitation" (IOM, Oct. 16, 2018, Press Releases: Girls Sold into Forced Labour Largest Group of Trafficking Victims)

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Regional Treaty For The Protection Of The Environment And The Protection Of Human Rights Defenders.

Adopted in San José, Costa Rica, by representatives of 24 countries on 4 March, the Escazú Agreement would be the first binding treaty in the region to establish protections for the rights of access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters, as well as enshrining the protection of environmental human rights defenders (Amnesty International, News, August 27, 2018).

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Migration should be act of hope, not despair...

“Let me emphasize: migration is a positive global phenomenon. It powers economic growth, reduces inequalities, connects diverse societies and helps us ride the demographic waves of population growth and decline,” said Mr. Guterres, launching his report, Making Migration Work for All, at UN Headquarters, in New York (Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General)

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