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HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS

AND PROTECTION OF TRAFFICKED PERSONS
The European Union “Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative”, also known as “Khartoum
Process”, aims at establishing a continuous dialogue for enhanced cooperation on migration and
mobility, while identifying and
implementing concrete projects to
address trafficking in human beings
and the smuggling of migrants and
thus giving new impetus to the
regional collaboration between
countries of origin, transit and
destination regarding the route
between the Horn of Africa and the
European Union (EU).
The Italian Carabinieri adhered to
the initiative being part of the three
years project titled ¨Addressing
Mixed Migration Flows in Eastern
Africa¨.
The project, funded by the European
Union and leaded by Expertise
France , the French Agency for
international technical expertise,
started in January 2016, targeting countries in the east Africa- Horn of Africa regions. This project
intents to support the target countries to address the challenges posed by mixed migration flows.
The Carabinieri support the project through the mobilization of Lieutenant Colonel Nicola
Melidonis, Head of Research Office at the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units
(CoESPU) in Vicenza, Italy, as appropriate expert for conducting the preliminary national
consultations, contributing to the development of the capacity building efforts focused on
improving national investigative capacities to prosecute and dismantle criminal networks along the
migration routes in the
Eastern Africa region.
Within this ambitious
project, and aiming to
reinforce the capacity of
concerned countries to
fight criminal networks
involved in irregular
migration, from 15th to
19th May, 2017, it has
been organized, in
coordination with IOM
and UNODC, a specific
regional training in Debre
Zeit (Ethiopia).

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