18 February 2014 First let me warmly thank the organisers for inviting me to this conference which I was only able to join today because of another meeting not far from here at the UNODC. As Special...

MAHE / GENEVA (3 February 2014) – “Yes Seychelles is an island but not an island out of reach of traffickers and their nefarious activities in today’s globalised world,” the United Nations Special...

MAHE (31 January 2014) Seychelles should accelerate its efforts in putting in place appropriate mechanisms to prevent and combat trafficking in persons, especially women and children Background and...

GENEVA (23 January 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, will conduct an official visit to the Seychelles from...

BELIZE CITY / GENEVA (20 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, called on the Government of Belize to adopt a comprehensive protection and...

17 December 2013 Key Message: Belize should avoid repressive immigration policy that compounds the phenomenon of human trafficking and undermines efforts at combating and preventing trafficking in...

Bahamas has legal and policy underpinnings for combating trafficking in persons however, it needs to urgently and robustly build capacity and devote resources for victim identification, protection and...

NASSAU / GENEVA (13 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, called on the Commonwealth of the Bahamas to develop and implement as soon as...

GENEVA (9 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, will visit Belize from 12 to 16 December 2013 to examine the situation of trafficking of...

GENEVA (3 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, will undertake an official visit the Commonwealth of the Bahamas from 9 to 11 December...