Improving the Coordination of Efforts Against Trafficking in Persons

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 107Crime prevention and criminal justice, published in 2018.

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11 versions · 2007–2025

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5 topics

Coordination Within UN System Crime Prevention Inter-Agency Cooperation International Cooperation Trafficking in Persons

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1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2019.

2019A/74/127Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

22 operative paragraphs

Urges Member States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to, as a matter of priority, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime2 and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime,3 taking into consideration the central role of those instruments in the fight against trafficking in persons, and also urges States parties to those instruments to implement them fully and effectively;

Urges Member States and other stakeholders mentioned in the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, and invites the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and relevant international, regional and subregional organizations, within their respective mandates, to continue to contribute to the full and effective implementation of the Global Plan of Action, including by means of strengthening cooperation and improving coordination among themselves in achieving that goal;

Recalls the holding of the high-level meetings of the General Assembly during its sixty-seventh session, from 13 to 15 May 2013, and during its seventy-second session, on 27 and 28 September 2017, to appraise the progress achieved in the implementation of the Global Plan of Action, which, inter alia, reiterated strong political will to step up efforts against trafficking in persons;

Also recalls its decision to appraise, from within existing resources, on a four-year basis starting at its seventy-second session, the progress achieved in the implementation of the Global Plan of Action in order to assess achievements, gaps and challenges, including in the implementation of the relevant legal instruments;

Further recalls its decision to designate 30 July as the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, to be observed annually, and, while welcoming events held by Member States, United Nations agencies, other international organizations and civil society at the international, regional and national levels to mark the World Day, invites all stakeholders to continue to observe the World Day in order to raise awareness of trafficking in persons and the situation of the victims of this crime and for the promotion and protection of their rights;

Expresses solidarity with and compassion for victims and survivors of trafficking in persons, and calls for the full respect of their human rights and the provision of appropriate care, assistance and services for their rehabilitation in cooperation with civil society and other relevant partners;

Expresses support for the activities of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, reaffirms its request to the Secretary-General to provide adequate support to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, and invites Member States to make voluntary contributions to the Office for the purpose of providing assistance to Member States upon request;

Encourages the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to cooperate with relevant international organizations outside the United Nations system and to invite such organizations and interested Member States to participate, when appropriate, in the meetings of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons and to keep Member States informed of the schedule of and the progress made by the Inter-Agency Coordination Group;

Takes note of the consultative briefings for Member States hosted by the Inter-Agency Coordination Group at United Nations Headquarters in March and September 2017 on the work and priorities of the Coordination Group in 2017 and beyond, and welcomes the participation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in the briefings as the first regional organization to partner with the Coordination Group;

Requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, as coordinator of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group, as a matter of priority, to convene a meeting of the Coordination Group at the level of principals of the relevant United Nations agencies and organizations, including those agencies that are not active members of the Coordination Group, in order to drive progress in the coordination of activities, with a view to promoting the efficient and effective use of resources while avoiding duplication across agencies and organizations, including in the context of the implementation of the Global Plan of Action and aspects of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development1 relevant to preventing and combating trafficking in persons in order to achieve tangible results;

Requests the principals or key officials of the member agencies of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group, subsequent to the meeting of the Coordination Group at the level of principals, to hold briefings at their headquarters to inform their member States and other relevant partners about the outcome of the meeting and future activities of the Coordination Group;

Requests the Inter-Agency Coordination Group to work closely with the Committee of the Chief Statisticians of the United Nations System to compile and develop sets of indicators on trafficking relevant to different and specific contexts and agreed methods for data collection;

Invites the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in its capacity as coordinator of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group, and other relevant agencies of the United Nations system to further strengthen their activities related to the implementation of relevant international instruments and the Global Plan of Action to drive greater progress in eliminating trafficking in persons, and invites Member States and other international and bilateral donors to provide voluntary contributions to the Office for these purposes, in accordance with the policies, rules and procedures of the United Nations;

Calls upon Member States to take into consideration new methods of recruiting victims of trafficking in persons, such as the use of the Internet by traffickers, in particular for recruiting children, to take measures to develop targeted awareness-raising campaigns, including for law enforcement, front-line service providers and at-risk industries, to identify the signs of human trafficking and to develop specialized training for law enforcement and criminal justice practitioners;

Invites Member States to address the social, economic, cultural, political and other factors that make people vulnerable to trafficking in persons, such as poverty, unemployment, inequality, humanitarian emergencies, including armed conflicts and natural disasters, sexual violence, gender discrimination and social exclusion and marginalization, as well as a culture of tolerance towards violence against women, youth and children;

Calls upon Member States, international organizations, civil society organizations and the private sector, through partnerships, as appropriate, to increase and support prevention efforts in countries of origin, transit and destination by focusing on the demand and supply chains that foster all forms of trafficking and the goods and services produced as a result of trafficking in persons;

Encourages Member States to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, as well as with other relevant special procedures, including the Special Rapporteur of the Council on violence against women, its causes and consequences, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, the Special Rapporteur of the Council on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material, and the Special Rapporteur of the Council on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences;

Calls upon Member States to continue their efforts to criminalize trafficking in persons in all its forms, including the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs, especially concerning children, and to condemn these practices and to investigate, prosecute and penalize traffickers and intermediaries while providing protection and assistance to the victims of trafficking with full respect for their human rights, and invites Member States to continue to support those United Nations agencies and international organizations that are actively involved in victim protection;

Notes the second consultative meeting on strengthening partnerships with national rapporteurs and relevant mechanisms on trafficking in persons, held in Bangkok on 21 and 22 May 2014, co-hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the establishment of an informal network of such mechanisms located all over the world to address trafficking in persons in a consistent manner and to exchange information and best practices built on different national experiences, and requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to continue its efforts to collect information on national efforts to combat trafficking in persons, as well as relevant national mechanisms, and make up-to-date information available to Member States;

Requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in its capacity as fund manager of the United Nations voluntary trust fund for victims of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, to continue to encourage contributions by States and all other relevant stakeholders to the trust fund;

Welcomes the biennial publication of the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, looks forward to the next such report to be produced by the Office in 2018, pursuant to the Global Plan of Action, and encourages Member States to provide to the Office evidence-based data on patterns, flows and forms of trafficking in persons, including for the purpose of the removal of organs;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session, including recommendations on measures to bring greater urgency to and improve the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons.

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