Nexus of traffickers, terror networks dangerous: India at UN

United Nations : India has described the nexus between organised traffickers and terrorist networks through illicit financial linkages as a “dangerous phenomenon” that should be urgently addressed using counter-terrorism financing tools and sanctions regimes.
“The nexus between organised traffickers and terrorist networks through illicit financial linkages is a dangerous phenomenon,” India’s Deputy Permanent Representative Tanmaya Lal said at a UN Security Council debate on ‘Trafficking in Persons in Conflict Situations’, here on Tuesday.
Lal said the low rates of conviction for crimes of trafficking across countries needed to change.
“The persistence of this transnational organised crime and its links with terrorist networks despite the various collective efforts of the international community is a challenge that requires a stepping up of our efforts, more effectively using the existing counter-terror financing tools and mechanisms and sanctions regimes in this regard,” he said.
Lal also voiced concern that situations of armed conflict provided fertile ground for trafficking in persons, especially from the vulnerable groups, including women, children and refugees, for sexual slavery and forced labour or as fighters.