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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: United Kingdom

Release: UNITED KINGDOM (Tier 1). The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period, even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its anti-trafficking...


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Burundi

Release: BURUNDI (Tier 2). The Government of Burundi does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19...


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: The Gambia

Release: THE GAMBIA (Tier 2). The Government of The Gambia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period, considering the impact of the...


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: North Korea

Release: KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF (Tier 3).


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Central African Republic

Release: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (Tier 2). The Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period...


DOS-KOR offers new grant application process starting June 16

2023 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs grant opened on June 16.


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Korea, Republic of

Release: KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (Tier 2). The Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period, considering...


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Nigeria

Release: NIGERIA (Tier 2). The Government of Nigeria does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19...


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Equatorial Guinea

Release: EQUATORIAL GUINEA (Tier 3). The Government of Equatorial Guinea does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and, even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if any, on its anti-trafficking capacity, and is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore Equatorial...


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Saint Lucia

Release: SAINT LUCIA (Tier 2). The Government of Saint Lucia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period, considering the impact of the...


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Macau

Release: MACAU (Tier 3). The Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if any, on...


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Jamaica

Release: JAMAICA (Tier 2). The Government of Jamaica does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19...


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Singaporean Foreign Minister Balakrishnan

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.


DOS-KOR grant application closes on July 17

Young Women's Leadership Program grant opened on June 16.


Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Responding to Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israel Bias in the UN, Palestinian Authority, and NGO Community”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will convene a hearing entitled, “Responding to Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israel Bias in the UN, Palestinian Authority, and NGO Community" on Thursday, June 22nd.


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: South Sudan

Release: SOUTH SUDAN (Tier 3). The Government of the Republic of South Sudan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and, even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if any, on the government’s anti-trafficking capacity, is not making significant efforts to do so;...


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Barbados

Release: BARBADOS (Tier 2). The Government of Barbados does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19...


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Venezuela

Release: VENEZUELA (Tier 3). Venezuela does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making any efforts to do so, even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore Venezuela remained on Tier 3. On Jan. 10, 2019, the term...


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Paraguay

Release: PARAGUAY (Tier 2). The Government of Paraguay does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period, even considering the impact of the...


2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Angola

Release: ANGOLA (Tier 2). The Government of Angola does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19...