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Regional News of Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Source: Ghanacrusader.com
2019-07-31
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A non-governmental organization, Challenging Heights, expressed disappointment to the government over its efforts to combat human trafficking in the country.
According to them, the government's efforts to remedy the situation are not satisfactory.
On the occasion of the World Day Against Trafficking in Human Beings, the organization that focuses on the protection of children's rights and focuses on their efforts to combat human trafficking, urged the Government to end the situation and implement the laws against child trafficking in the country.
In a statement signed by the president of the organization, James Kofi Annan and addressed to Ghanacrusader, the NGO said: "Challenging Heights is disappointed that the Government of Ghana is not doing enough to resolve the problem".
The full text of the Challenging Heights statement is reproduced below:
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
The United Nations commemorates World Day Against Human Trafficking today Tuesday, July 30, 2019. This annual commemorative day was created by the United Nations to draw the world's attention to the growing presence and threats trafficking in human beings and the need for an effort to remedy the situation.
It is estimated that there are more than 40 million people trafficked each year and that the global profits generated by human trafficking rise to more than $ 150 billion a year, which in fact the second most profitable illegal activity in the world.
According to the Global Slavery Index, Ghana would have more than 100,000 victims of modern slavery, and Ghana's fishing sector would be the biggest beneficiary of human trafficking in Ghana, with more than 20,000 children caught in the trap. Lake Volta alone.
Challenging Heights is disappointed that the government of Ghana is not doing enough to tackle the problem.
According to the US Department of State's Trafficking in Persons Report, Ghana is both a source, a transit country and a destination country for victims of trafficking. Internal trafficking would have the highest prevalence in the country.
In 2005, Ghana pbaded the law on human trafficking, which is barely enforced, as law enforcement agencies do not have the resources to work effectively.
In recent years, Challenging Heights has played a leading role in the fight against child trafficking. More than 1,500 children have been supported in the last 16 years, with an average annual rescue of 100 children.
Last year, the international community created the World Financial Sector Commission on Trafficking in Human Beings and Modern Slavery, tasked with mobilizing all the power of the financial sector to tackle the problem at home. the global scale. We hope that the Government of Ghana will take advantage of this initiative to locate and implement the results of the project for the benefit of its citizens.
We also hope that the Ghanaian government will be more direct with pragmatic efforts and that it will move to serious action, allocating sufficient resources to its own designated institutions in order to resolve the situation in a comprehensive manner.
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James Kofi Annan
President of Challenging Heights
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