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4. Capacity-building
25. Capacity-building measures have been undertaken in the area of trafficking in persons,
especially women and girls, for different stakeholders, including government and civil society
actors, at the national and local levels. UNODC, under its mandate to assist Member States
implement the Palermo Protocols, continues to provide technical assistance in the area of
trafficking in persons in all regions. In the last two years, UNODC has implemented 26 projects
around the world. In February 2008, UNICRI started implementing a programme on trafficking
of women and adolescents from Nigeria to Italy. It includes capacity-building and training in
Nigeria, together with awareness-raising and women empowerment activities. The project also
aims to expand the access of trafficking victims and potential victims to microfinance so that
they can develop viable income-generating activities.
26. IOM has conducted project activities on human trafficking in departments of justice, home
affairs, interior, social welfare and development, health, and education, as well as with a broad
range of civil society actors. In conducting its work, IOM is working with other institutions, such
as the national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies and religious institutions, as partners in
implementing its counter-trafficking projects.
27. UNICEF focuses on supporting Governments in building and strengthening national child
protection systems, comprised of the set of laws, policies, regulations and services needed across
all social sectors - especially social welfare, education, health, security and justice. At the level
of prevention, their aim includes supporting and strengthening families to reduce social
exclusion, and to lower the risk of separation, violence and exploitation. UNICEF has supported
training for judges, prosecutors, police, immigration officials and social workers on child rights
and protection measures for child victims of trafficking in Serbia, Montenegro and Angola.
28. UNICEF, jointly with the World Tourism Organization and ECPAT International is
supporting the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in
Travel and Tourism, a project aimed at involving the private sector and the tourism industry to
actively combat child sex tourism and the trafficking of children.
29. ILO is engaged in assisting a number of countries in the development of national
trafficking statistics, thereby working closely with national bureaux of statistics. It relies on
already existing tools, such as national labour force surveys, to ensure sustainability.
30. UN.GIFT is also supporting capacity-building of State and non-State actors by elaborating
capacity development tools. One such tool is the Law Enforcement First Aid Kit which was
reviewed by experts at a meeting in May 2008. ILO and UNICEF have developed a training
manual to help fight child trafficking. Under the umbrella of UN.GIFT, UNODC in India is
working with the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) to facilitate the development of a code
of conduct for “safe and honourable tourism”.
31. United Nations peacekeeping operations have also been involved in anti-trafficking
activities. For example, the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) is reviewing the Liberia
children’s bill, intended to address all gaps in the current legislation that make it possible for
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