Written question asked by Martin Smyth (Ulster Unionist Party) on Thursday, 1 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 March 2001. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 March 2001 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of efforts to stop trafficking in humans in Africa. - Includes figures.

Answer: Rev. Martin Smyth: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of efforts to stop trafficking in humans in Africa. [152426] Clare Short: We are determined to do all we can to see an end to trafficking in humans in Africa. Along with our EU partners we have expressed our concerns in international organisations such as the UN Commission for Human Rights and the International Labour Organisation. In the past year in Sudan, the EU Commission has provided financial support to the Committee for the Eradication of the Abduction of Women and Children (CEAWC): CEAWC has already organised the return of some 550 abducted women and children there. Our ambassador in Khartoum has been active in visiting the areas affected and in attending CEAWC workshops to urge greater effort.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 364 c659W; 152426
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Abuse Crime prevention Africa Human trafficking International cooperation EU action Forced labour Labour and employment Abduction Sudan
Contains statistics: Yes
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