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Secretary‑General highlights online scamming as fastest‑growing trafficking threat on World Day
Summary
Marking the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the secretary‑general said forced online scamming is the fastest‑growing form of human trafficking and called for coordinated action among intelligence, law enforcement and financial regulators; the briefing also referenced International Day of Friendship.
The United Nations marked the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons with a message from the secretary‑general emphasizing the rise of forced online scamming as the fastest‑growing form of human trafficking. The spokesman quoted the secretary‑general saying victims are often lured by false promises of decent work and then coerced into committing scams, and that a united global response is required from intelligence, law enforcement and financial regulators.
The briefing also noted the International Day of Friendship, framing it as a non‑sentimental call to bridge divisions and reach across what divides societies and families.
