Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking Archives | U.S. Embassy in the Philippines

U.S. Government Launches Php 153 Million Project to Support Philippine Efforts to Counter Human Trafficking

Manila, January 31, 2020 — The U.S. government is supporting the Philippine government’s commitment to end modern day slavery with the launch of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s three-year, Php153 million ($3 million) Strengthening Local Systems and Partnerships for More Effective Counter-Trafficking in Persons in the Philippines project. USAID will partner with ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 31 January, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: IACAT, Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines

U.S.-Philippines High-Level Dialogues Mark Progress in Combating Child Trafficking

Manila, November 20, 2019 — Senior U.S. and Philippine officials conducted high-level dialogues in Manila and Cebu this week to mark progress in efforts to prosecute and convict child traffickers and provide comprehensive, trauma-informed care for child victims of online child sexual exploitation (OSEC). The dialogues also focused on the progress made in the Philippines ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 20 November, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Department of Justice, IACAT, Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking

U.S. and Philippines Partner to Train Prosecutors and Investigators on Countering Trafficking in Persons at Airports

Angeles City, December 14, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), partnered with the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and the Philippine Society of Criminologists and Criminal Justice Professionals (PSCCJP) to train 21 NAIA and Clark-based airport investigators and 20 ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 14 December, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: cybercrime, IACAT, Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)

The United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines Sign Child Protection Compact Partnership

Manila, April 11, 2017 — The United States and the Philippines signed a new partnership on April 11 to enhance efforts to reduce online child sexual exploitation and child labor trafficking in the Philippines. The U.S.-Philippines Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership, signed by Secretary of Justice and Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) Chair Vitaliano N. ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 11 April, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Press Releases | Tags: Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, The U.S.-Philippines Child Protection Compact Partnership, Vitaliano N. Aguirre II

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