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Campaign to enhance awareness of human trafficking
The UAE National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking will launch a nation-wide media campaign to enhance awareness about the crime of human trafficking. This was announced at the 11th meeting held in the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi: The UAE National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking will launch a nation-wide media campaign to enhance awareness about the crime of human trafficking. This was announced at the 11th meeting held in the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi.
The committee discussed plans to foster a partnership between the public and private sector on trafficking issues, which aims at uniting the nation's efforts against this criminal activity.
The media campaign will also enforce the UAE's efforts in dealing with the problem and explain the legal implications of the crime as well as the tough penalties imposed against any perpetrators of this criminal activity.
In addition, the Committee decided to launch a survey on human trafficking crimes that will help officials tackle the issue.
Members discussed the creation of a website on efforts to combat human trafficking, which will serve as an effective communications channel and official information source in addition to enhancing awareness about the crime.
Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Chair of the UAE National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, said: "The UAE has succeeded in drawing support for its battle to combat human trafficking domestically and globally, through important initiatives that we launched against this criminal activity."
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