Can tracking apps help fight human trafficking? A Geneva Macro Labs Opinion Piece

Human Security, Women & Human TraffickingBy IIHS November 15, 2022

Can tracking apps help fight human trafficking? Read the Genva Macro Labs Opinion Piece by Aurora Martin and Shon A. from the International Institute for Human Security (IIHS) on the role of new technology in human trafficking and the responsibilities of the private sector: https://lnkd.in/ef8edszy 👉🏾 Dr. Aurora Martin is Board Vice President at the IIHS and Founder of the Mobile Museum of Modern-Day Slavery and Shontaye Abegaz is Founder, Executive Director,…

The Virtual World Cafe welcomes the DRC based Uhuru Knowledge Center

Events, Human SecurityBy IIHS October 12, 2022

What does community engagement look like amidst the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo? Join us for the first session of the Autumn 2022 Virtual World Cafe Series, kicking off on October 19th @ 2pm EST (GMT-4), where we will host a discussion with the Uhuru Knowledge Center, based in DRC. Meet those…

Stranded on the runway in Kabul, Pt II

Human SecurityBy IIHS September 7, 2022

Stranded on the runway in Kabul A one-year reflection on being a witness to history in Afghanistan Part II The man sitting next to me was a Pakistani, a CTO in a bank in Afghanistan. All this while he sat with his head down and eyes closed. He spoke briefly and apologized for not…

Stranded on the runway in Kabul

Human SecurityBy IIHS August 23, 2022

Stranded at the airport for around four and a half hours served as a stark reminder of the fragility of life and how everyone has the same wishes, prayers, and hopes when faced with the brutal reality of death

Voices of Refugees

Events, Human Migration, Human Security, Women & Human TraffickingBy IIHS May 9, 2022

On May 2, we heard personal stories in the first session, ‘Voices from Ukraine and neighboring countries: The journey of women and their families back home’, as part of the new series, Voices of Refugees. Join us as we continue to move around the globe to give a voice to refugees and their families. Facilitated…

Wartime Alert on Human Trafficking – UPDATE

Human Security, Women & Human TraffickingBy IIHS March 14, 2022

14 March 2022 Wartime Alert on Human Trafficking Romania ranks first in the EU as a resurgent country for victims of human trafficking, which means that local networks are very well structured. In war conditions, the collaboration between the traffic networks in Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine increases the dangers of exposing refugees with…

Wartime Alert on Human Trafficking

Human Security, Women & Human TraffickingBy IIHS March 3, 2022

3 March 2022 Wartime Alert on Human Trafficking Translated from original Romanian text The empathy of the Romanians towards refugees fleeing Ukraine impressed the whole world: they welcomed them with open arms, took them with their cars, and received them in their homes. There is too little talk of cases where, in…

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