A/HRC/17/33/Add.2 implemented in cooperation with the Government of France. The actions and initiatives of this programme aim at, inter alia, supporting the economic integration of returned migrants and promoting decentralized development through strengthened cooperation with the Senegalese diaspora. The programme has also been designed in line with national policies and programmes to eradicate poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals. During his visit the Special Rapporteur was told of Kedougou, one of the programme’s success stories. Kedougou is located 750 kilometers from Dakar – a journey of between 8 and 10 hours over land. Public transport to Kedougou was, however, nonexistent. More than a thousand Senegalese abroad originally from the Kedougou area decided, therefore, to invest in a company whose coaches nowadays constitute the only available public transport to this area. 82. Over the past few years, the link between migration and development has gained broad recognition from national Governments and the international community. Against this backdrop, IOM launched in 2001 the Migration for Development in Africa strategy aimed at promoting and supporting international cooperation which enhances the participation of migrants in the social and economic development of countries of origin. Since 2003 IOM has been supporting, in partnership with the Government of Italy and under the strategy, a programme targeting the sub-Saharan diaspora in Italy. Currently this programme includes migrants from Senegal residing in Italy and supports productive investments in Senegal so as to produce income and generate job opportunities. This support is provided either through the promotion of migrants’ entrepreneurial initiatives in the country of origin, not dependent on their actual return, or through the promotion of codevelopment projects where migrant associations partner with Italian local authorities in alignment with the principle of decentralized cooperation. 83. Following the strong feminization of migration flows registered both at the Italian and international levels, and given that women are the primary receivers of remittances all over the world, IOM has designed the Migrant Women for Development in Africa programme with the objective of promoting the direct engagement of West African women residing in Italy, including Senegalese women, in the socio-economic development of their areas of origin. E. Measures to combat trafficking in persons 84. Weaknesses in legislation, policies and practices governing migration contribute to the emergence and development of trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants. 85. The Government of Senegal has been making significant efforts towards the elimination of trafficking, engaging in activities such as rescuing and caring for victims. In December 2007, nine individuals, two of whom were truck drivers from Guinea-Bissau and one of whom was Senegalese, were arrested at the Southern border for attempting to traffic 34 boys. The suspects are in jail awaiting trial. In 2007, a religious leader was prosecuted and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for beating a talibé to death. 86. The Government also adopted the Plan National d’Action de Lutte contre la Traite des Personnes, en Particulier des Femmes et des Enfants au Sénégal (2008-2013) which sets the overarching goal to ensure that all persons in Senegal benefit from legal and social protection against trafficking. The goal is expected to be achieved through various types of intervention, which include efforts to strengthen law enforcement and prosecution actions, to increase the adequacy of protection of victims and witnesses and to build the capacity of all actors involved in the fight against trafficking. 19