This week in Nay Pyi Taw, H.E. U Zin Yaw, Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Asia Foundation President 
Posts By Kate Francis
Shaking up Global Fight to End Human Trafficking
February 6, 2013
Over the weekend, academics and practitioners from across the U.S. gathered at the University of Southern California for a conference that aimed to challenge some of the bedrock assumptions and rhetoric that underpin the movement against trafficking in persons.
Topics: Governance | Human Rights | International Development | Trafficking | Washington DC | Women's Empowerment
Expanding the Global Anti-Trafficking ‘Tool Box’
November 7, 2012
In President Obama’s speech at the Clinton Global Initiative this year, he called on all Americans and the world to take a broader, more comprehensive view of combating human trafficking of all kinds. He outlined how the U.S. is strengthening law enforcement through improved training…
Topics: Community policing | Conflict and Fragile Conditions | Governance | International Development | Washington DC | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Nepal
From Afghanistan: Radio Campaign Fights Trafficking Crisis
June 17, 2009
Ara called in to Radio Zorha in Kunduz Province, imploring her fellow Afghans to be aware of the dangers of being tricked by promises of a better life through employment opportunities in foreign countries. Upon hearing radio messages about human trafficking, she wanted others to hear the story of her 16-year-old son who had left [...]
Countries: Afghanistan