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| Joy Ezeilo (Left) with UN Inter-agency Project on Human Trafficking Project Manager, Matthew Friedman at the Dakar Conference (Source: UNIAP) |
UN News Centre (Dakar) - Joy Ezeilo, Special Rapporteur on Human Trafficking, led the 1st UN backed forum of multi-regional NGO’s on the issue of coordinating a plan to fight human trafficking and aid victims. The forum agreed that global NGO’s should coordinate their resources and plans in order to maximize resources for common use by NGO’s, reduce redundant plans, and reduce the burden governments endure in considering multiple NGO needs. Ezeilo called on the present NGO’s to ensure that the coordinated plan be non-conditional, responsive to and consider the human rights and gender/age issues of trafficking victims.
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(Reliability: 9/10)
Comment: (Source Reliability: No bias or inaccuracy is visible in this source. However, the 9 score is a result of a lack of detail on how NGO's will coordinate their efforts and if the UN will facilitate the coordination.)
Analysis: The lack of information regarding how NGOs are expected to coordinate their efforts prevents an accurate prediction or analysis into the success of this latest UN effort. Information regarding the requirements necessary for coordination would assist in determining the likelihood of NGO inter-coordination and cooperation. If the requirements are overly stringent (to the point of limiting the mission or execution of the specific NGO's stated goals and agenda), broad in scope, or cause a net financial loss, it is highly unlikely that non-profit NGOs will fulfill the UN call. If the requirements are successful at balancing the resources of NGOs with cooperation/coordination and individual missions, then it is highly likely that non-profit NGOs will welcome and provide assistance to fellow NGOs. Additionally, the lack of information regarding UN support and reinforcement for this plan limits the prediction. As major influence on NGO activities and cooperation, the UN has the potential to reinforce this plan with continual support and evaluation. Yet, as no mention of UN follow through is provided, one is left missing a critical piece of analytical and predictive information. However, since no information is provided into the exact requirements or specifications for this coordination/cooperation plan, one can not predict the level of success or failure of this UN effort. Continued activity for this plan will determine its level of success and provide details for these two missing pieces of information.
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