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World: Criminal Networks Operate Across Borders, UN Migration Chief Tells UN
WHY IT MATTERS
A well-managed migration also strengthens public trust, as citizens perceive order, equity, and results. The OIM works with the UN Migration Network and private sector partners to address migration challenges and provide alternatives to abusive routes, ultimately reducing the number of people forced to migrate due to war, climate impacts, and economic difficulties.
What happened
Criminal networks involved in migrant trafficking operate across borders, taking advantage of existing gaps. Governments must respond in the same way, with coordinated solutions along migration routes, according to the International Organization for Migration's (OIM) Director General Amy Pope.
The OIM calls on states to address shared challenges and opportunities along complete migration routes, from origin to destination, to achieve solutions that work for all. Pope stated that traffickers do not see borders, but rather a route to be managed as a business, planning ahead and exploiting gaps between countries.
When countries work together, they can save lives, dismantle criminal networks, and manage their borders more effectively.
PRIMARY SOURCES
World: Las redes criminales operan a través de las fronteras. Los Estados también deben hacerlo, afirma la Directora General de la OIM ante la ONU
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