A/RES/70/179
Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons
5.
Requests the Secretary-General and the President of the General
Assembly, in close cooperation with Member States, to take all appropriate
measures to arrange the high-level meeting;
6.
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;
7.
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;
8.
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;
9.
Takes note of the consultative briefing for Member States hosted by the
Inter-Agency Coordination Group in January 2015 at United Nations Headquarters
on the work and priorities of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group in 2015 and
beyond;
10. 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 continue their activities related to the implementation
of relevant international instruments and the Global Plan of Action, and invites
Member States and other international and bilateral d onors to provide voluntary
contributions to the Office for these purposes, in accordance with the policies, rules
and procedures of the United Nations;
11. 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;
12. Calls upon Member States, international organizations, civil society
organizations and the private sector to increase and support prevention efforts in
countries of origin, transit and destination by focusing on the demand that fosters all
forms of trafficking and the goods and services produced as a result of trafficking in
persons;
13. 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 of children, child prostitution and child
pornography and the Special Rapporteur of the Council on contemporary forms of
slavery, including its causes and consequences;
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