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United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and recalling the
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the
Prostitution of Others,
Recalling also the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) and the Worst Forms
of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) of the International Labour Organization,
Recognizing the concern expressed by the Human Rights Committee, the Committee
on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Committee on the Rights of the
Child and the Committee against Torture about the persistence of trafficking and the
vulnerability of victims to human rights violations,
Affirming that trafficking in persons violates and impairs the enjoyment of human
rights, continues to pose a serious challenge to humanity and requires a concerted
international assessment and response and genuine multilateral cooperation among
countries of origin, transit and destination for its eradication,
Recognizing that victims of trafficking are particularly exposed to racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and that women and girl victims are
often subject to multiple forms of discrimination and violence, including on the grounds of
gender, age, disability, ethnicity, culture and religion, as well as national or social origin,
and that these forms of discrimination may themselves fuel trafficking in persons,
Bearing in mind that all States have an obligation to exercise due diligence to
prevent trafficking in persons, to investigate instances of trafficking and punish
perpetrators, to rescue victims and to provide for their protection, and that not doing so
violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of the human rights and fundamental
freedoms of victims,
Recognizing the need to address the impact of globalization on the particular
problem of trafficking in women and children,
Recognizing also the challenges to combating trafficking in persons, especially
women and children, owing to the lack of adequate legislation and implementation of
existing legislation, the lack of availability of reliable sex- and age-disaggregated data and
statistics and the lack of resources, and recognizing the role of international cooperation in
this regard,
Noting that some of the demand for prostitution and forced labour is met by
trafficking in persons,
Emphasizing that policies and programmes for prevention, rehabilitation, return and
reintegration should be developed through a gender- and age-sensitive, comprehensive and
multidisciplinary approach, with concern for the security of the victims and respect for the
full enjoyment of their human rights and with the involvement of all actors in countries of
origin, transit and destination,
Welcoming in particular the efforts of Governments, United Nations bodies and
agencies and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to address the
problem of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, including at the national,
subregional and regional levels,
Noting the convening of the seminar on the theme “A human rights approach to
combating human trafficking: challenges and opportunities” by the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva on 27 and 28 May 2010,
Noting also the panel discussion on the theme “Giving voice to the victims and
survivors of human trafficking”, held on 2 June 2010 during the fourteenth session of the
Human Rights Council,
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