"TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS"

Devastating drought in Lesotho has left more than half a million people facing severe food shortages and tens of thousands “one step away from famine”, the UN humanitarian office (OCHA) said on Friday, in an appeal for funds. UNTV CH

Trafficking in persons for sexual exploitation in (post-) conflict situations: integrating a comprehensive approach to trafficking in persons into the Women, Peace and Security agenda of the Security Council - Arria formula meeting.

Authorizing states to inspect vessels suspected of trafficking people off Libya coast, Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 2491 (2019) at 8631st meeting.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Security Council extends mandate of peacebuilding office in Guinea-Bissau, unanimously adopting Resolution 2458 (2019) at 8474th meeting.

Briefing by Monica Grayley, Spokesperson for the President of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly.

Addressing a Security Council debate on Transnational Organized Crime at Sea as a Threat to International Peace and Security, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, said, “these crimes pose an immediate danger to people’s lives and safety, they undermine human rights, hinder sustainable development” and, “threaten international peace and security.” UNIFEED

New York Presentation of the UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018: The Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018 puts the spotlight on human trafficking in armed conflict.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Head of Sudan Sanctions Committee briefs Security Council as delegates debate criteria for lifting 13-year-old measures, ongoing sexual violence at 8446th meeting.