Nepalgunj, Dec 30: Security officials in charge of the districts along the Nepal-India border have stressed on the need to develop a trans-border mechanism for the prevention and control of human trafficking.
During a workshop against the trafficking in persons organized by Maiti Nepal in Nepalgunj, security officials from both the countries echoed the need of having an inter-country mechanism to combat human trafficking.
The participants were of the view that human trafficking was the common issue of both the countries and collective efforts from the local to the national level were required to prevent it. The need for an effective mechanism was highlighted to strengthen the roles of local governments and non-government offices in the fight against human trafficking.
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Nepalgunj sub-metropolis mayor Prashant Bista said that the open border system between Nepal and India had further posed a challenge in combating the trafficking in persons and combined efforts were needed to discourage it.
Chief District Officer of Banke Surya Bahadur Khatri said human trafficking has been the agenda of inter-country security meetings and special attention and measures were required against the common problem of both the neighbors.
“In addition to this, India is being used as a transit point to illegally transport people to third countries and cooperation is needed to prevent it,” said Tapan Kumar Das, commander of Indian SSB’s 42 No Battalion. He added that utilizing technologies for wider and prompt communication and actions against human trafficking is urgently needed. He was of the view of making society aware of human trafficking right from the school level.
Maiti Nepal’s coordinator for Nepalgunj Keshav Koirala briefed about the organisation’s efforts against human trafficking.
(RSS)
