This project will be jointly carried out by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Vietnam and the Department of Drug and Crime Prevention and Control under the Vietnam Border Guard Command under the auspices of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs under the U.S. Department of State.

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Delegates at the event

In the framework of this project, a new set of training documents on combating human trafficking and protecting victims will be developed for frontline officers. The documents, with updated information on new laws, crime trends and specific cases, will be used for 16 training courses for more than 600 frontline border guard officers.

The project is expected to create opportunities to promote cross-border cooperation between the border guard force of Vietnam and regional partners, exchanges of effective handling methods, professional knowledge, and practical experience that have been successfully applied in investigating and prosecuting cross-border crimes.

The project also equips frontline border guards with skills to better their dissemination of information about safe migration, helping reduce illegal migration.

In his speech, IOM Chief of Mission in Vietnam Park Mi-hyung expressed IOM’s honor to help improve capabilities of frontline border guard force of Vietnam. He emphasized that this project is an important part of IOM's support to the Government of Vietnam not only to strengthen border and migration management, but also to contribute to the realization of the goals of the national program on prevention and control of human trafficking in the 2021-2025 period with a vision to 2030 and the plan for implementing the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration, of which Vietnam is an active member.

Translated by Chung Anh