New USAID Program Aims to Protect Victims of Human Trafficking

The United States on Thursday committed more money and a new plan to combat human trafficking in Southeast Asia, following the East Asia Summit. "To support this stronger focus on human trafficking and irregular migration challenges, President [Barack] Obama announced USAID's comprehensive, five-year plan of action," White House officials said in a statement. The U.S. Agency for International Development plan will commit $12 million in the first year to protect and...

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