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United Nations, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, has urged the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) authorities -at Federal and Emirate level- to further concentrate on the plight of the victims of trafficking, while keeping up their fight against human trafficking.
“The UAE must be commended for its strong commitment to combat trafficking in persons both at the domestic level and in the Gulf region,” Ms. Ezeilo said at the end of her first official visit to the country from 11-17 April. “However it needs to devote greater attention to identification of countless victims of all forms of trafficking and guarantee their right to effective remedy.”
“I met with victims trafficked from all regions, be it Asia, Africa, Europe or Latin America, which makes the uniqueness of the challenges faced by this country in combating this phenomenon,” said the human rights expert, who also noted that foreign workers make up more than 170 different nationalities in the UAE.
