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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/Webstories2024/how-prosecutors-work-against-human-trafficking-and-migrant-smuggling.html
How prosecutors work against human trafficking and migrant smuggling
The first-ever International Forum of Prosecutors, organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and funded by the European Union (EU),...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/Webstories2021/Afghanistan-renews-commitment.html
Afghanistan renews commitment to address human trafficking and migrant smuggling
Vienna/Kabul (Austria/Afghanistan) 01 March 2021 - The Government of Afghanistan has adopted a new National Action Plan, which paves the way for continued and...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2025/July/what-is-the-unodc-international-academy-on-human-trafficking-and-migrant-smuggling.html
What is the UNODC International Academy on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling
What is the UNODC International Academy on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/Webstories2023/getting-to-the-core-of-migrant-smuggling-networks.html
Getting to the core of migrant smuggling networks
Migrant smuggling is a global and lucrative criminal activity that undermines national border management efforts and generates profits that fuel other illegal...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/Webstories2024/a-prosecutors-perspective_-what-is-it-like-to-work-on-human-trafficking-and-migrant-smuggling-cases.html
A prosecutor’s perspective: What is it like to work on human trafficking and migrant smuggling...
Being a human trafficking and migrant smuggling prosecutor is not an easy job. It is a responsibility to seek justice for victims and hold perpetrators...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/news/2024/May/unodc-and-eu-working-together-against-migrant-smuggling.html
UNODC and EU working together against migrant smuggling
UNODC and EU working together against migrant smuggling
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2025/December/understanding-illicit-financial-flows-in-migrant-smuggling.html
Understanding illicit financial flows in migrant smuggling
Understanding illicit financial flows in migrant smuggling
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https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/irregular-migration-and-return/migrant-smuggling_en
Migrant smuggling - European Commission
Learn what the EU is doing to combat and prevent migrant smuggling, including the EU Action Plan against Migrant Smuggling, and operational cooperation between...
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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/04/14/boat-captains-plead-guilty-in-separate-deadly-migrant-smuggling-incidents/
Migrant-smuggling captains plead guilty in deadly San Diego incidents
Apr 15, 2026 - One incident left four people dead after a panga capsized last May off Del Mar; second incident resulted in five deaths in November off Imperial Beach
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/Webstories2023/shedding-light-on-the-scope-of-migrant-smuggling-from-asia-to-north-america.html
Shedding light on the scope of migrant smuggling from Asia to North America
The criminal networks that smuggle migrants on the long and dangerous routes from South Asia to North America have become more ruthless, professional and...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2020/May/covid-19-measures-likely-to-lead-to-an-increase-in-migrant-smuggling-and-human-trafficking-in-longer-term--unodc-report-finds.html
COVID-19 measures likely to lead to an increase in migrant smuggling and human trafficking in...
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https://www.npr.org/2022/06/29/1108513211/catholic-charities-official-visits-with-survivors-of-migrant-smuggling-tragedy
Catholic Charities official visits with survivors of migrant smuggling tragedy : NPR
Jun 29, 2022 - Fifty-one migrants died after being trapped in a tractor-trailer in Texas. NPR's A Martinez talks to Antonio Fernandez, CEO of Catholic Charities of the...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2020/April/un-police-officers-in-mali-step-up-their-action-against-human-trafficking-and-migrant-smuggling-with-the-support-of-unodc.html
UN police officers in Mali step up action against human trafficking and migrant smuggling with...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/Webstories2025/meet-four-women-leading-the-fight-against-migrant-smuggling.html
Meet four women leading the fight against migrant smuggling
Women professionals – from police officers, investigators and prosecutors to judges, social workers and policymakers – play a crucial role in combating migrant...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/Webstories2024/how-empowering-women-can-help-combat-human-trafficking-and-migrant-smuggling.html
How empowering women can help combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling
Human trafficking cases have over the past decades been on the rise, with only a few years of decline recorded. However, challenges in identifying victims,...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/frontpage/2024/July/what-are-the-working-groups-on-human-trafficking-and-migrant-smuggling.html
What are the Working Groups on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling?
What are the Working Groups on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling?
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/Webstories2021/new-project-to-counter-migrant-smuggling.html
New Project to Counter Migrant Smuggling
A two-year project to combat organized crime groups that smuggle migrants over multiple continents to North America is underway in thirteen countries.The...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/Webstories2021/migrant-smuggling-on-the-united-nations-intergovernmental-agenda.html
Migrant Smuggling on the United Nations Intergovernmental Agenda
Vienna (Austria) 8 December 2021 - The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), the United Nations’ main policymaking body on crime...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/human-trafficking/
UNODC - Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling
Human trafficking and migrant smuggling are global and widespread crimes that use men, women and children for profit. The organized networks or individuals...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2017/December/west-africa_-unodc-promotes-regional-cooperation-in-human-trafficking-and-migrant-smuggling-cases.html
West Africa: UNODC promotes regional cooperation in human trafficking and migrant smuggling cases
In West Africa, as in many other regions, successful prosecution of human trafficking and migrant smuggling cases can be difficult and complicated. Differences...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2020/December/unodc-supports-interpol-to-target-migrant-smuggling-and-human-trafficking.html
UNODC Supports INTERPOL to Target Migrant Smuggling and Human Trafficking
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https://www.unodc.org/rosee/en/allstories/2025/addressing-the-nexus-between-human-trafficking-and-migrant-smuggling-in-south-eastern-europe_-expert-group-meeting-in-skopje-explore-solutions.html
Addressing the Nexus between Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling in South-Eastern Europe:...
Addressing the Nexus between Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling in South-Eastern Europe: Expert Group Meeting in Skopje Explore Solutions
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2017/April/adeadlybusiness_-unodc-campaign-against-migrant-smuggling-launched-in-washington-dc.html
#DeadlyBusiness: UNODC campaign against migrant smuggling launched in Washington DC
#DeadlyBusiness, a UNODC campaign to prevent and combat migrant smuggling, was adopted today by the 11 Member States of the Regional Conference on Migration...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2018/March/unodc-and-iom-launch-new-initiative-to-counter-migrant-smuggling.html
UNODC and IOM launch new initiative to counter migrant smuggling
Two United Nations agencies are joining forces to combat migrant smuggling. Today at the UN in Vienna, IOM and UNODC organized an event centring on a Joint...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/Webstories2023/women-at-the-front-of-the-fight-against-human-trafficking-and-migrant-smuggling.html?testme
Women at the Front of the Fight Against Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling
Women are powerful and efficient, often playing a key role in the fight against human trafficking and migrant smuggling around the world.
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2017/July/pakistan-joins-unodc-global-initiative-against-human-trafficking-and-migrant-smuggling.html
Pakistan joins UNODC global initiative against human trafficking and migrant smuggling
The Global Action to Prevent and Address Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants (GLO.ACT), a four-year joint initiative by the European Union...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2016/October/unodc-presents-campaign-to-fight-migrant-smuggling-to-the-aiamp.html
UNODC presents campaign to fight migrant smuggling to the AIAMP
#ADeadlyBusiness, a UNODC campaign to prevent and combat migrant smuggling, was presented in Lisbon to the AIAMP. Antonio Mazzitelli, UNODC Representative for...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/Webstories2023/americas_-new-joint-initiative-against-human-trafficking-and-migrant-smuggling.html
Americas: New Joint Initiative Against Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling
The Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has published its 2022 Annual Report, which...
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https://staging.unodc.org/rosa/en/trafficking-in-persons-and-migrant-smuggling.html
Trafficking in Persons and Migrant Smuggling
Trafficking in Persons and Migrant Smuggling
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/Webstories2023/tracking-illicit-financial-flows-linked-to-human-trafficking-and-migrant-smuggling.html
Tracking illicit financial flows linked to human trafficking and migrant smuggling
A new report compiled by UNODC's anti-trafficking experts indicates the existence of corruption in every step of the human trafficking process and in every...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/Webstories2021/nigeria-takes-steps-to-stop-migrant-smuggling.html
Nigeria Takes Steps to Stop Migrant Smuggling
The smuggling of migrants is a big business in Nigeria with criminal networks charging large sums of money to move people in and out of the West African...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/frontpage/2025/October/not-the-same-crime_-understanding-the-difference-between-human-trafficking-and-migrant-smuggling.html
Not the same crime: Understanding the difference between human trafficking and migrant smuggling
Not the same crime: Understanding the difference between human trafficking and migrant smuggling
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/Webstories2022/unodc-unites-continents-to-combat-migrant-smuggling.html
UNODC Unites Continents to Combat Migrant Smuggling
Every year, criminal networks smuggle thousands of migrants using long and dangerous transcontinental routes. Migrants from South Asia are smuggled into Gulf...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/frontpage/2024/December/5-facts-you-need-to-know-about-migrant-smuggling.html
5 facts you need to know about migrant smuggling
5 facts you need to know about migrant smuggling
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https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/irregular-migration-and-return/2025-international-conference-global-alliance-counter-migrant-smuggling_en
2025 International Conference of the Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling - Migration and...
2025 International Conference on a Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/frontpage/2025/January/irregular-migration-vs--migrant-smuggling--what-is-the-difference.html
Irregular migration vs. migrant smuggling – what is the difference?
Irregular migration vs. migrant smuggling – what is the difference?
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https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/irregular-migration-and-return/international-conference-global-alliance-counter-migrant-smuggling_en
International Conference on a Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling - European Commission
Migrant smuggling is a global criminal activity. Poverty, social and political instability, as well as the limited availability of legal migration routes, push...
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/frontpage/2025/October/abandoned-in-the-desert_-the-reality-of-migrant-smuggling.html
Abandoned in the desert: the reality of migrant smuggling
Abandoned in the desert: the reality of migrant smuggling
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/news/2026/February/pakistan-launches-first-national-action-plan-to-counter-migrant-smuggling.html
Pakistan launches first National Action Plan to counter migrant smuggling
Pakistan launches first National Action Plan to counter migrant smuggling
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https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/news/2024/July/how-can-international-cooperation-help-stop-migrant-smuggling.html
How can international cooperation help stop migrant smuggling?
How can international cooperation help stop migrant smuggling?
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https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/society-in-depth/1300237/the-real-clients-came-from-abroad-how-authorities-tracked-down-migrant-smuggling-ring/
The real clients came from abroad: How authorities tracked down migrant smuggling ring |...
Two Turkish citizens arrested as migrant traffickers had opened businesses on the island of Samos to cover their tracks.
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