UAE to host first GCC anti-human trafficking forum

Abu Dhabi, March 7, 2011 (WAM) - The UAE spares no effort to take strict and systematic measures to combating crimes of human trafficking, a senior Ministry of Interior has affirmed.
Speaking ahead of the UAE hosting of the first GCC Forum on Combating Human Trafficking Crimes under the theme ''Together for Combating Human Trafficking Crimes, on Tuesday, Brigadier Ahmed Mohammed Nakhira, Director of Human Rights Administration and Chairman of Committee to Combating Human Trafficking, Ministry of Interior, said the meeting would seek to enhance cooperation among law enforcement agencies in the GCC and their regional and international counterparts to fight these crimes through an integrated network of joint agreements and measures, and sharing of experiences and information.
He added that regional and international circles would participate in the gathering and this would provide an opportunity for police officers to gain and share knowledge and as well as build and develop their capacities.
Colonel Khamis Al Ka'abi, chairman of the organising committee, said the meeting would highlight efforts of local, regional and international law enforcement agencies in combating these crimes through different proactive preventive methods and techniques.
An elite line-up of speakers and experts from police forces, ministries of interior and justice, the UAE National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (NCCHT), Emirates Institute for Naturalisation and Residency, and Ewa Shelters will present working papers over the two-day event. Internationally, representatives from the UN, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Interpol, Europol, EU,US and UK will also give insights into the issue. - Emirates News Agency, WAM