ICMPD Silk Routes

🤝 Sustainable progress against human trafficking depends on coordinated national action, grounded in evidence and owned by institutions.

📢 On 13 May 2026, ICMPD and the Central Committee to Combat Human Trafficking in Iraq convened a workshop in Baghdad to review the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking in Iraq (2023-2026) and initiate the development of the next strategic cycle (2027-2030).

📌 Bringing together members of the Central Committee and key anti-trafficking stakeholders, the workshop held structured discussions across four pillars:
-Prevention of trafficking in persons
-Protection and assistance to victims
-Prosecution of traffickers
-National, regional, and international cooperation

📌 Two emerging priorities took centre stage for the next Strategy: the exploitation of digital platforms and social media in recruitment and control of victims and the integration of financial investigations into the anti-trafficking response.

📌 The workshop concluded with facilitated sessions to define strategic direction, thematic priorities and actionable commitments, ensuring the next National Strategy builds on what works while staying responsive to evolving challenges.

🌐 The workshop also contributed to upholding the Ministerial Declaration and its accompanying Call for Action 2025-2030, specifically Priority Goal 1 on strengthening law enforcement cooperation to combat trafficking in human beings, through national strategy development and reinforced institutional coordination.

🤝 The workshop was held under the "Capacity Partnerships and Access to Information for Sustainable Reintegration of Returnees in Iraq project, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Denmark.

🔗 Read more about CAIR III project: https://lnkd.in/eSQtVYZj
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