Australia to spend US$ 50 million to fight human trafficking
Published on Sunday, 16 March 2014 23:06
YANGON—Australia will be spending US$ 50 million to carry out anti-human trafficking tasks among ASEAN countries, including Myanmar.
The funding was confirmed at a signing ceremony for the Australia-Asia Anti-Human Trafficking Programme, held in Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday (March 13).
The Australian government has previously carried out anti-human trafficking projects with the Myanmar government: specifically the Asia Regional Cooperation to prevent Trafficking in People and Persons (ARCPPT), from 2003 to 2006, and the Asia Regional Trafficking in Persons (ARTIP) programme, from 2006 to 2012.
Last year, the Australian government began a five-year project, the Australia Asia Programme to combat Trafficking in Persons (AAPTIP), with starting capital of US$ 50 million to monitor human trafficking cases through judicial affairs among ASEAN regions.
The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Union Attorney General's Office will closely supervise the AAPTIP project over the next four years.
The AAPTIP will also provide technical assistance for the launch of more training courses.
Liaison offices will be opened in seven ASEAN nations: Myanmar, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. These offices will each implement the five-year AAPTIP project.
http://www.information.myanmaronlinecentre.com/australia-to-spend-us-50-million-to-fight-human-trafficking/
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