Baku - On 4 November 2021, IOM Azerbaijan jointly with the State Migration Service (SMS) organized training on “Fight against trafficking in human beings” for the representatives of state organizations at the Regional Training Center on Migration.

At the opening ceremony, the Chief of IOM Mission Mr Vladimir Gjorgjiev, and the Chief of the State Migration Service Mr Vusal Huseynov greeted the participants and wished them success, and talked about the importance of the training.

Mr Vladimir Gjorgjiev highlighted the importance of training local specialists on the fight against human trafficking, as it is a global problem, but can be local and transitional, and the number of victims of which globally exceeds 25 million at any given time. He appreciated the USAID Azerbaijan support provided to the Mission to address the serious problems posed by human trafficking and thanked the SMS, MIA, MFA, MLSPP for fruitful collaboration in addressing this issue.

The training course conducted by the expert of MIA, SMS, US Embassy and IOM Azerbaijan was structured into four modules, such as Introduction to THB and Legislative framework; Role of SMS as the first responder in the fight against THB; International framework and THB; Effective control of THB and 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report: Azerbaijan.

At the end of the training, certificates to participants were distributed by Mr Vladimir Gjorgjiev, the Chief of IOM Mission, Mr Vusal Huseynov, Chief of the State Migration Service, and Mr Michael Dickerson, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy.

The Regional Training Center on Migration where the training was conducted was established within the "Supporting the establishment of a Regional Training center on Migration Management in Azerbaijan" project funded by the IOM Development Fund, jointly implemented by IOM Azerbaijan and the SMS.

The project aims to enhance regional training capacities and cooperation on migration management in Azerbaijan, CIS countries, and beyond via the Regional Training Centre on Migration that will serve as a hub for knowledge sharing, research, and policy dialogue with governments and a broad range of stakeholders in the field of migration in the region.

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