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| Exec. Dir. of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov (Source: Life) |
Agence France-Presse (Vienna) - Yury Fedotov, Executive Director for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), showed the strength of global human trafficking activity and called for government action against organized criminal groups through policy development and cooperation. Fedotov explained that human trafficking is the second highest revenue source for organized crime at an estimated revenue of 10 billion USD. Fedotov believes the state of organized crime, including human trafficking, comes from criminal utilization of globalization. Fedotov believes the solution is in increased utilization of 2000 UN Convention Against Transnational Crime and legislation/policy, and international law enforcement and legal cooperation in areas such as extradition.
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(Reliability: 6/10)
Comment: (Source Reliability: No issues of bias or inaccuracy in this source. The low score of this source primarily reflects the fact that the Exec. Dir. Fedotov's statements are exceedingly vague with respect to causes and solutions to human trafficking. The lack of precision and detail in solutions and causes prevents an accurate reflection of the priorities and views of the UNODC. Since there is little detail on specific issues from globalization or solutions of legislation/policy, one does not know where exactly the UNODC places specific emphasis on particular causes and solutions.)
Comment: The presentation made by Dir. Fedotov has indicated the existence of a new force affecting human trafficking activity: globalization. The statement made by Dir. Fedotov is vague with respect to what elements of globalization (transportation, communication, finance, etc.) is being utilized by traffickers. Subsequently, it is difficult to determine what specific element, if any, of globalization the UNODC believes is a major contributing force to trafficking growth and activity. The one vague reference made to extradition as a solution gives further reinforcement to the contention that globalization is a factor in trafficking activity. Moreover, the extradition and legal/legislation recommendations further reinforce a September analysis which maintains that the UNODC will likely focus on legal infrastructure and policy to combat traffickers.
Comment: (Source Reliability: No issues of bias or inaccuracy in this source. The low score of this source primarily reflects the fact that the Exec. Dir. Fedotov's statements are exceedingly vague with respect to causes and solutions to human trafficking. The lack of precision and detail in solutions and causes prevents an accurate reflection of the priorities and views of the UNODC. Since there is little detail on specific issues from globalization or solutions of legislation/policy, one does not know where exactly the UNODC places specific emphasis on particular causes and solutions.)
Comment: The presentation made by Dir. Fedotov has indicated the existence of a new force affecting human trafficking activity: globalization. The statement made by Dir. Fedotov is vague with respect to what elements of globalization (transportation, communication, finance, etc.) is being utilized by traffickers. Subsequently, it is difficult to determine what specific element, if any, of globalization the UNODC believes is a major contributing force to trafficking growth and activity. The one vague reference made to extradition as a solution gives further reinforcement to the contention that globalization is a factor in trafficking activity. Moreover, the extradition and legal/legislation recommendations further reinforce a September analysis which maintains that the UNODC will likely focus on legal infrastructure and policy to combat traffickers.
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