Algeria
Egypt
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
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TunisiaFrontex and IOM hold webinar on countering trafficking and smuggling of children in the EU and the MENA region
Last week, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and IOM, the International Organization for Migration, held a webinar on countering trafficking and smuggling of children in the European Union and the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA).
The webinar is the first in a series of joint activities organised by Frontex and IOM to counter people smuggling and trafficking in the MENA region. It was held in the run-up to the 14th EU anti-trafficking day on 18 October and aimed to raise awareness, share experiences and highlight new challenges in the field of trafficking and smuggling of children, particularly in the context of COVID-19.
During the event, which was attended by child protection experts, law enforcement experts and policy-makers from the MENA and EU region, as well as representatives from other regional and international organizations, including UNICEF, UNODC and UNHCR, Frontex and IOM introduced tools for combatting child trafficking and smuggling.
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Algeria
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Egypt
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Israel
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Jordan
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Lebanon
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Libya
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Morocco
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Palestine *
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Syria *
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