[RED DEMOCRATICA] Educating girls can help prevent human trafficking, UN's Monasebian says

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN envoys discuss humanitarian resolution for Syria Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   July 25, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Educating girls can help prevent human trafficking, UN's Monasebian says Human trafficking can be stymied if the root causes, such as lack of education for girls, are addressed, says Simone Monasebian of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. "Prevention is always the best thing: Work more on educating girls. There's nothing more important than that in the fight against human trafficking," she argues. 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