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Partners

National 

To optimize its anti-trafficking efforts, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s national anti-trafficking committee contains representatives from key ministries and authorities:

Furthermore, the governmental anti-trafficking agenda is supported by civil society organizations, non-profit organizations, including:

 

International 

Human trafficking is a crime that reaches beyond geographical borders. Therefore, the Kingdom’s response to trafficking necessarily embraces international partnerships extending beyond the borders of the Kingdom. Our partners help in the facilitation of training and capacity-building, the integration of best practice into the Kingdom’s efforts, and other forms of invaluable support.

This year, the Committee, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), trained nearly 3,000 members of the public sector, private sector, and civil society; developed a Training of Trainers manual so select trainees can continue the training programs with even more participants; and piloted a Victims Assistance Fund for victims of trafficking.

 

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“The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is pleased with our partnership, which dates back to 2019. Over the past several years, we have witnessed the commitment of the government of Saudi Arabia to combat trafficking go from strength to strength, with remarkable reforms in key areas laying the path for a comprehensive response. IOM is glad, along with its sister-agency the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), to maintain solid partnerships with the Kingdom in this time of growth.” 

 

Mohamed El Zarkani, Chief of Mission IOM Bahrain

 

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“The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) can only be gratified with this strong partnership that illustrates the major reforms and concrete steps that Saudi Arabia has undertaken on combating trafficking in persons and protecting and assisting victims of trafficking. One can proudly mention the launch of Saudi’s first-ever National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for victims of Trafficking in March 2020 as one of those major achievements. UNODC will continue to work closely with all relevant actors in Saudi Arabia, including our sister-agency the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in order to further support the genuine national efforts toward a robust international, comprehensive and coordinated response to combating trafficking in persons. By doing so, UNODC will also support the Kingdom in its ongoing efforts to achieve greater results towards the realization of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the ground.”

 

Judge Hatem Aly, Regional Representative of UNODC for the GCC Region and Head of mission