Newsletter from Indian Committee of Youth Organizations

Youth Information November 2006 - II
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ICYO - Platform of 350 Youth Organizations in India.          

ICYO - India’s largest network of urban and rural youth.

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UNODC unveils New Toolkit aimed at Combating Human Trafficking

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime today launched a toolkit to help Governments, policy-makers, law enforcement agencies and NGOs tackle human trafficking more effectively.  

It contains practical tools for police and other law enforcement officers such as a checklist to help identify trafficking victims as well guidance on interviewing victims and victim protection.

The toolkit also outlines key aspects of a comprehensive response to human trafficking, such as the need to bring national legislation into line with international standards and strengthen international cooperation in criminal justice, including the extradition of criminals, seizure of assets and confiscation of  the proceeds of crime.

UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa said robust international collaboration was essential in fighting trafficking. "Traffickers make a mockery of national borders. International cooperation is the basic condition for a successful response to human trafficking," he said.

Virtually every country is in the world is affected by human trafficking. "Although the evidence suggests that trafficking in people is increasing everywhere, few traffickers are behind bars," Mr Costa said.  "This UNODC toolkit is an important way of helping national law enforcement agencies build their capacity to recognize victims, arrest their abusers and deal with both appropriately."

Kristiina Kangaspunta, Chief of UNODC's Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, said the toolkit contained a set of practical and easily applicable recommendations.

"As a compilation of global know-how, the toolkit allows professionals to draw on the best and most promising practices tested by countries, international organizations, the police, lawyers, healthcare and social workers," she said.

The toolkit addresses questions such as medical, psychological and legal protection, as well as shelter for victims.  It suggests ways to deal with the immigration status of victims and measures to facilitate voluntary repatriation and resettlement.  It also examines the issue of prevention of human trafficking.

UNODC is the custodian of the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (in force since 25 December 2003), and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Air and Sea.

Note -Toolkit is available on UNDOC website or send the request to ICYO ( icyoindia@... ) to get it in pdf format (1.10 MB).

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
Youth for Habitat International Network (YFHIN); CRIN, South Asia Youth
Environment Network (SAYEN), Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.