The United Kingdom has held its first summit against illegal migration, bringing together representatives from over 40 countries and organizations.
The Summit aims to tackle people smuggling gangs into the country and improve border security with expected outcomes across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and North America.
The UK Home Office stated that the summit represents an important milestone in the worldwide initiative to combat people-smuggling operations, which include small boat smuggling, online trafficking, and unlawful financial networks.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stressed the importance of global collaboration in disrupting smuggling networks.
The UK government allocated £30 million to high-impact operations targeting supply chains and trafficking routes and an additional £3 million to enhance the Crown Prosecution Service’s ability to prosecute international smugglers.