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Plea to step up fight against human trafficking
A conference in Qatar on human trafficking has urged Arab states to step up the fight against the scourge.
- Agencies
- Published: 00:10 March 15, 2008
Doha: A conference in Qatar on human trafficking has urged Arab states to step up the fight against the scourge.
Delegates called for an agreement within the framework of the Arab League "to combat human trafficking in all its forms," according to a statement issued at the close of the conference late on Thursday.
They urged the Riyadh-based secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to take the lead in boosting "coordination and cooperation among member states to enhance measures to fight human trafficking."
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