US Embassy and B’zean Counterparts Celebrate Human Traffic Tier 2 Upgrade

And finally tonight, the US Embassy hosted Belizean anti-trafficking activists from both the government and civil society at a forum aimed at celebrating Belize's improvement from a "Tier 2 Watchlist" to "Tier 2" ranking on the US list.

Stakeholders - including the commissioner of police - also discussed country-specific TIP Report recommendations and considered strategies for a more comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to combat human trafficking.

A US Embassy release mentions that since 2020, the government of the United States has funded more than $1.6 million US in grants to strengthen Belizean government and civil society coordination to counter human trafficking.