IOM - The Essential Role of Civil Society Organizations in Anti-Trafficking Responses

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are key partners in anti-human trafficking responses; helping save hundreds of lives every year. Being very close to the community, CSOs usually have a solid footprint at a community level, which can facilitate detecting victims of trafficking in persons. CSOs can provide victims and other vulnerable populations with the required assistance and protection services, support them through the criminal justice process, raise public awareness about the crime, address the root causes and promote livelihood opportunities for the survivors.

Given this important role, the National Coordinating Committee for Combating and Preventing Illegal Migration and Trafficking in Persons (NCCPIM&TIP) in Egypt, the European Union (EU), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA), and the International Organization for Migration in Egypt (IOM), joined hands in organizing a regional workshop on the “Essential role of CSOs in Anti-Trafficking Responses.”

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