Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/256526 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 38/2018
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
On 7 June 2018, for the first time, a Committee of the United Nations Security Council placed individuals on a sanctions list for human trafficking. As part of the Libya sanctions regime, travel bans and asset freezes have been imposed on six individuals identified as the main perpetrators of illegal activities relating to human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants. The European Union and the US have already implemented these UN sanctions. This response is an expression of the UN Security Council's increased attention on transnational organized crime (TOC). For years, the number of resolutions relating to TOC, whether linked to drug or arms trafficking, piracy, kidnappings or illegal trade in natural resources, has increased substantially. And the Security Council has repeatedly dealt with human trafficking in conflict situations since the end of 2015. The relevant decisions show what role the Security Council can play in addressing organized crime, but also where pitfalls lurk. As a non-permanent member of the Security Council in 2019/2020, Germany should advocate a systematic advancement of the agenda.
Document Type: 
Research Report

Files in This Item:
File
Size
146.34 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.