S. Korea, other UN members launch group to address technology-facilitated trafficking in persons

sssSouth Korea and dozens of UN member states on Friday launched an informal group aimed at addressing technology-facilitated trafficking in persons on Friday, as Seoul has stepped up diplomatic efforts to address the issue following online scams that affected South Koreans in Cambodia last year. South Korea's mission to the UN and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime held an event to launch the "Group of Friends for Combating Technology-facilitated Trafficking in Persons." Seoul's Ambassador to the

By The Korea Herald