UN Holds Roundtable Discussion on Human Trafficking

United Nations Armenia Office Department of Public Information (UN DPI), the International Organization for Migration Mission (IOM) in Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia hold on May 14 a discussion titled Round table Discussion on criminal justice responses to trafficking in persons: links to transnational organized crime.

The round table is organized to mark the 55th anniversary of UN Congresses on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and to follow up on the Twelfth UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (held on 12-19 April, 2010, Brazil) and the related situation in Armenia.

Among other issues, the round table aims to discuss the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime in Armenia in light of the preparation of the 2010 – 2012 National Plan of Action to Combat Human Trafficking in Armenia