RESPECT Initiative

#TechAgainstTrafficking's 2021-2022 Biannual Impact Report is out 🥳 This report highlights the impacts of our #AcceleratorProgram, policy engagement, the successful 2022 TAT Summit, & areas in which TAT is planning to build on & further engage 🚀 ➡️ bit.ly/3HGba8Z

Ms @livia_wagner79, Head of Governance & Thematic Lead on #HumanTrafficking at @GI_TOC, presented on the topics of 'Resilience against #organizedcrime' & the flagship #ResilienceFund which supports grassroots communities & local activists in addressing #TOC 👥🫂 Day 2 | #RAUN 🎉

Many thanks to colleagues & experts from international and regional NGOs, UN agencies & tech companies whose inputs greatly contributed to our report & brief 🙏

We have also published an accompanying policy brief: Online child sexual exploitation and abuse in West Africa 📄 ➡️t.ly/8nw25 Both the report & brief are available in English, French & Portuguese.

Online child sexual exploitation & abuse (OCSEA) is an urgent global concern - as internet penetration grows 💻 risks are increasing 📈 in #WestAfrica. Check out our new #OCWAR_T report assessing the risks of OCSEA in Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire & Ghana. ➡️t.ly/0iLPu

Human trafficking v people smuggling. Let's break the misconceptions that have helped shape harmful approaches to modern slavery. 🚫Our article sheds light on the crucial differences between these terms. Get the facts straight 👉 bit.ly/3rNLUIH

Human #trafficking and people #smuggling are not the same thing, but we see the terms being confused and used interchangeably all the time. Really helpful myth-busting blog here from @UnseenUK ⬇️

Du 29 au 30 août: dans le cadre du projet #OCWAR_T appuyant la @Ecowas_cedeao, nous et la "Plateforme de lutte contre la cybercriminalité" co-organiseront un lancement de recherche et un atelier multi-acteurs à Abidjan pour discuter des réponses à l'ESEL en Afrique de l'Ouest.

📒Notre nouveau rapport #OCWAR_T évalue les risques de ESEL en Côte d'Ivoire, au Ghana et au Cap-Vert. globalinitiative.net/analysis/cyber…

[FR] ⚠️L'exploitation sexuelle des enfants en ligne (ESEL) est une préoccupation mondiale urgente - avec la croissance de la pénétration d'Internet, les risques augmentent en #Afrique de l'Ouest.

@gizNIG_ECOWAS @unodc @ICMPD @MAGsaveslives @undp @issafrica @ECOWASdevparcel @EU_Commission @GermanyDiplo @CSAGhana @PLCC_CI

3/ From 29-30 August, under the #OCWAR_T project supporting the @ecowas_cedeao Commission, we and the "Plateforme de lutte contre la cybercriminalité" will be co-hosting a research launch and multi-stakeholder workshop in Abidjan discussing responses to OCSE in West Africa.

2/ 📒Our new #OCWAR_T report assesses the risks of OCSE in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Cabo Verde. globalinitiative.net/analysis/cyber…

1/ ⚠️Online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) is an urgent global concern - as internet penetration grows, risks are increasing in #WestAfrica.

My report to #UNGA78 on technology & contemporary forms of #slavery is now available: undocs.org/A/78/161. I illustrate how Internet sites, #darkweb, chat rooms, social media platforms & smartphone applications are used to facilitate these practices globally.

"The main challenges [to humanitarianism] arguably do not lie in the lack of ­infrastructure or logistical obstacles, but rather in the relevant actors’ lack of political will." - Thi Hoang ⬇️ #WorldHumanitarianDay🇦🇫 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/2023/… #WHD2023 @UN @IllicitEcons @GI_TOC

"The main challenges [to humanitarianism] arguably do not lie in the lack of ­infrastructure or logistical obstacles, but rather in the relevant actors’ lack of political will." - Thi Hoang ⬇️ #WorldHumanitarianDay🇦🇫 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/2023/… #WHD2023 @UN @IllicitEcons @GI_TOC

To mark #WorldHumanitarianDay, read an exclusive extract of @LSEPress author Thi Hoang's essay on human trafficking, humanitarian aid, and hope for change in Afghanistan 🇦🇫 #WHD2023 @UN @IllicitEcons @GI_TOC blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/2023/…

Check out the Global Protection Cluster's Statement on the Occasion of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons ⏬ globalprotectioncluster.org/publications/1…

🔍 Knowledge is power! On #WorldDayAgainstTrafficking, we launch the #HumanTrafficking Evidence Gap Map with @UNmigration – a powerful resource to identify knowledge gaps. 🤝 Explore in English, French, and Spanish now: bit.ly/3q5eFQu #EndHumanTrafficking

🚀 The #HumanTrafficking Evidence Gap Map is LIVE! @ilo and @UNmigration present this interactive tool to bridge knowledge gaps and drive informed policies to #EndHumanTrafficking. 🔍 Explore it here 👉 bit.ly/3q5eFQu #WorldDayAgainstTrafficking