OBJECTIVE 9 - COUNTER SMUGGLING

Many migrants lacking the means to reach their destination country legally turn to criminal groups specialized in migrant smuggling. The phenomenon of migrant smuggling is characterized by high human cost and high profits for transnational criminal networks. In addition to putting their lives at risk, smuggled migrants are also vulnerable to several other forms of crime including violence, rape, theft, kidnapping, extortion and trafficking in persons.

Addressing the smuggling of migrants, including through prevention efforts as well as prosecution of its perpetrators is a key component of broad migration management and an essential effort to protect human rights of migrants.

Key challenges include the need for strengthening cooperation along migration routes between countries of origin, transit and destination, to be able to appropriately tackle this form of transnational crime. It is also necessary to address the root causes of migration – underdevelopment, sociopolitical instability, conflict, environmental and climate change among the main ones, to curb the demand for smuggling services.

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10.7: Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.2: End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children

16.4: By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime

 

17.16: Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, in particular developing countries

17.18: By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts

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