Strengthening Mechanisms to Combat Human Trafficking in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Phase 2 Building upon the successful first phase, and with the overall objective of supporting the government of the KSA to strengthen and operationalize its counter trafficking system in line with the National Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for 2021 to 2023, the proposed project has been developed in response to challenges identified both by government stakeholders, as well as to those outlined in the U.S. State Department TIP Reports between 2019 – 2022 and in line with commitments made through the United Nations Cooperation Framework, signed in 2022. This proposed initiative will build upon the substantial achievements already undertaken by the government of KSA, and in collaboration with IOM, to combat TIP, and look towards accomplishing both short-term and medium-term goals. The actions under the programme have been fully aligned with the Government Priorities outlined in NAPTIP (Pillar 1, Goal 1, 2, 3 and 4; Pillar 2, Goal 1 and 2; and Pillar 4, Goal 1) and will be structured on the following seven outcomes:   The GoKSA is supported to strategically assess the reality of TIP in KSA, through the development of research and analysis of capabilities to inform policy  Increased awareness and understanding of the public on TIP in KSA, through partnerships and targeted campaigns The GoKSA are equipped with examples of international best practices, to support adoption or adaptation of key anti-trafficking legislation and initiatives The NCCHT and its affiliated entities have strengthened institutional capabilities, underpinned by evidenced based programming Counter-trafficking stakeholders have increased capabilities for rapid identification of victims of all forms of trafficking and for effective response, within clearly defined institutional frameworks Institutional frameworks are enhanced to provide comprehensive protection and assistance services to victims in accordance with best practice Strengthened cooperation, partnerships and knowledge exchange in prevention, protection and prosecution   Short-term interventions are those activities that will aim to enhance the immediate capacity of relevant counter TIP actors in order to more adequately fulfil their roles within the overall counter TIP system. This will include the roll out of trainings for a wide range of actors. This proposal was developed to build upon the actions facilitated under the Project ‘Strengthening mechanisms to combat human trafficking in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia phase 1’.  With this in mind, the project will continue to implement activities that lead to the following concrete outputs:  Outcome 1 – The GoKSA is supported to strategically assess the reality of TIP in KSA, through the development of research and analysis of capabilities to inform policy  As custodians of the Counter Trafficking Data Collaborative (CTDC)23 and co-developers (with UNODC) of the first international classification standard on human trafficking data, IOM will support the GoKSA to conduct research on the main characteristics of TIP, including national and transnational TIP crimes (Output 1.1). This will be done through an initial high level workshop to establish priorities and challenges relating to data collection and usage and then used to tailor training that will then be facilitated with technical staff, regarding using administrative data on TIP, and in line with the International Classification of Crime for Statistical (ICCS) purposes. This will support the Government’s coordination on TIP data and therefore ultimately the fight against human trafficking, at the national and international level, through a deeper and more complete view of the problem at hand. This increased knowledge on data management and usage will be utilized to facilitate a study on main characteristics leading to forced labour from the act of recruitment to identification and response and will engage an academic institution in cooperation of a call for studies on topics related to TIP,  with an award issued for best study.   To complement the research into Trafficking in Person