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News 13 Mar 2024

Contributing Ideas to the Summit of the Future

Developing and promoting solutions to address key challenges, shaping conversations, and strategically engaging with key stakeholders.

News 07 Mar 2024

FAST and ACAMS Unveil Spanish Translation of Vital Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Certificate

Training certificate for anti-financial crime professionals in the public and private sectors now available in Spanish.

News 23 Dec 2023

FAST Supports Public-Private Partnerships Against Trafficking in Human Beings at EFIPPP Plenary

FAST presents research and best practices to support the launch of an initiative on Trafficking in Human Beings (THB).

News 13 Dec 2023

Combating Modern Slavery Through ESG in the Financial Sector

Aligning environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards in financial sector actions to end modern slavery.

News 30 Nov 2023

Stock Exchange Guidance on Modern Slavery Growing, But More Needed

Although more stock exchanges reference modern slavery in their ESG disclosure guidance, variation in terms of coverage and details remains.

News 20 Nov 2023

Targeting the International Anti-Money Laundering Regime to Address Human Trafficking and Forced Labour

Changing the anti-money laundering regime would bring important shifts in the global economy, resulting in less exploitation and fewer labour abuses.

News 31 Oct 2023

Senior UNU-CPR Data Scientist Appointed Research Lead for New UN Advisory Body on AI

The role will involve identifying opportunities and governance solutions as the Body works towards a final advisory report in 2024.

News 10 Oct 2023

New Research Empowers Capital Market Actors to Address Modern Slavery

Providing a practical roadmap to better identify, prevent, mitigate, and remediate modern slavery.

News 19 Sep 2023

Climate-Related Mobility in Contexts of Urbanization

New policy brief provides recommendations to address the challenges of climate-related mobility in urban areas across the Global South

News 08 Sep 2023

UNU-CPR Recommendations Unanimously Adopted by African Financial Authorities

Move promises to strengthen continent’s fight against modern slavery and human trafficking.