01059nam a22001097a 4500100001600000245012300016260008000139300000900219520060600228650003300834856008200867  aBird, Lucia  aSmuggling in the time of COVID-19: The impact of the pandemic on human-smuggling dynamics and migrant-protection risks  aSwitzerlandbGlobal Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime c2020  a34p.  aThe policy brief, produced by Global Initiative reports on how the efforts to counter the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced migration and the smuggling business in many regions as countries imposed unprecedented restrictions on movement both at borders and within countries. The brief highlights that it is key to monitor and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on migrants and refugees throughout the pandemic to avoid emerging into a post-pandemic landscape characterized by a dramatically more severe migrant crisis and a more lucrative and professionalized smuggling market controlled by organized crime.   aSmuggling, Human Trafficking  uiffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/GIATOC-Policy-Brief-003-Smuggling-COVID.pdf