The Syrian Future Movement is following with great interest the Syrian Arab Republic\u2019s accession to the \u201cGroup of Friends Against Technology-Facilitated Human Trafficking,\u201d announced by Syria\u2019s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ibrahim Alabi, on Saturday, June 13, 2026, during an international meeting convened by South Korea in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This group, established in November 2025 at the initiative of South Korea, serves as an international framework for dialogue and coordination to address emerging forms of human trafficking that exploit digital platforms, social media, and electronic applications to recruit and exploit victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on the Syrian Future Movement\u2019s methodology of \u201csupporting national solutions without endorsing any party unconditionally, and criticizing what threatens the state-building process without hostility,\u201d the Movement issues this statement to assess this important step, within the context of Syria\u2019s commitment to strengthening international cooperation in combating transnational organized crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Syrian Future Movement commends Syria\u2019s accession to this group and appreciates the experience the country has gained in combating organized crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Syrian Future Movement highly values \u200b\u200bthis step, which reflects the Syrian state’s awareness of the dangers of exploiting modern technologies in human trafficking crimes. The Syrian representative stated that this step comes “in response to the invitation extended to it, and based on the experience it has gained in confronting various forms of organized crime.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is worth recalling that Syria suffered for decades under the ousted regime from the repercussions of human trafficking and the exploitation of humanitarian crises, making its participation in efforts to combat this scourge a national and humanitarian duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Syrian Future Movement reiterates its firm stance against human trafficking, as demonstrated in the study it published on its official website on April 7, 2026, entitled “The Crime of Human Trafficking in Syria.” The Syrian Future Movement has previously analyzed and studied this crime, highlighting its tragic reality within Syrian society. The study relies on estimates from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) issued in December 2024, which indicated that 86% of respondents consider trafficking a problem in their communities, and that 52% of them have experienced trafficking-related situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The study also draws on the 2025 US State Department report, which classified Syria in Tier 3, and on Legislative Decree No. 3 of 2010, which criminalizes human trafficking and punishes it with life imprisonment in cases of kidnapping or trafficking of children. This confirms that the Movement has been monitoring this issue for a long time and understands its national and humanitarian dimensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Syrian Future Movement emphasizes the strategic importance of this accession and warns against allowing it to remain merely symbolic. We believe this step is significant because it comes within the framework of multilateral international cooperation aimed at strengthening mechanisms for prevention, prosecution, and victim protection, as well as facilitating the exchange of expertise and best practices among governments and international organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Syrian Future Movement reiterates that the success of this accession hinges on its translation into concrete policies and procedures on the ground, particularly given the gaps in law implementation and the absence of effective oversight and institutional mechanisms for victim support, as documented in the previous study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on its national responsibility, the Syrian Future Movement recommends the following to the government and relevant authorities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n We call on the government to translate this international commitment into effective national programs and to prove to the world that the new Syria is capable of protecting its citizens from the scourge of exploitation and trafficking, and of cooperating with the international community to eradicate this crime at its roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Syrian Future Movement will remain a supporter, critic, and monitor of this issue, striving to build the new Syria on the foundations of justice and human dignity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Syria joins the Group of Friends Against Human Trafficking, an important step to strengthen international cooperation in combating crime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":64944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4843],"tags":[4706],"class_list":["post-64946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-office","tag-press-release"],"yoast_head":"\n\n