Reflections on UNODC 2024 Trafficking in Persons Global Report

 In this episode,Global Development Review is delighted to welcome Dr. Angela as our expert guest. Dr. Angela is the Chief of the Research Branch at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, where she oversees global, regional, and national research on drugs and crime. She is a co-producer and primary contributor to several flagship global reference publications of United Nations, including the World Drug Report, the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, the Global Study on Homicide, and the World Wildlife Crime Report. With a strong background in data and statistics, Dr. Angela directs the generation, processing, use, and analysis of data at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. She is a champion of data visualization and analysis to inform and influence policymaking. Over her extensive career at the United Nations, Dr. Angela has supported countries in enhancing their statistical and analytical systems. She has also authored, contributed to, and supervised the production of a wide range of United Nations analytical reports, international statistical standards, discussion papers, and intergovernmental documents spanning topics such as drugs, crime, population, gender, disability, and migration. An Italian national, Dr. Angela holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Padua in Italy. In this episode, Dr. Jaffer Latief Najar and Dr. Angela Me will critically dicuss and reflect on the 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report recently published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime under Dr. Angela’s supervision. Dr. Angela will share the key findings of the report and discuss important aspects such as the methodologies employed, trafficking beyond the sex industry, regions at high risk, and gaps in current policies. We will also explore the shift from traditional anti-trafficking governance to modern slavery discourses, which emphasize broader systemic issues such as forced labor, and exploitation within global supply chains. This discussion will include the evolving roles of governance structures such as corporate compliance mechanisms, due diligence frameworks, and supply chain management systems. We will also delve into issues of agency and structural marginalization, the transition from traditional anti-trafficking governance to modern slavery discourses, and the evolving role of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in this context. Global Development Review team hope you find this discussion engaging and informative. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.