Bringing together local authorities, community members and as well as community and religious leaders, the programme organizes community dialogues that play a pivotal role in increasing awareness of issues and actions required to protect vulnerable populations from exploitation. 25717
Using the Human Security Approach to Empower and Protect Individuals Against Human Trafficking in Guinea
Duration: March 2023– July 2024
Budget: US$300,000
Implementing Agencies: IOM (lead), UNHCR
Like many countries worldwide, Guinea is grappling with trafficking in persons (TiP), a complex phenomenon brought about by intersecting personal, societal and global dynamics. While personal vulnerability is a crucial factor, the multiple underlying drivers at the national, regional and global levels – political instability, ineffective judicial systems and legal frameworks, social structures that contribute to marginalization, and crises such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic that increase vulnerability – create a multifaceted challenge that is difficult to disentangle.
The programme seeks to strengthen the capacity of government counterparts in Guinea to combat human trafficking using the human security approach. Specifically, the programme aims to (i) improve the country’s legal and institutional framework for combating human trafficking; (ii) strengthen the capacity of anti-TiP actors to provide comprehensive protection assistance; (iii) empower community and religious leaders through preventive interventions to build the resilience of communities; and (iv) strengthen the application of the human security approach in the work of the UN System and partners in the West and Central Africa regions.
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Programme Summary