OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR
HUMAN RIGHTS
Traffic in women and girls
Commission on Human Rights resolution 2000/44
The Commission on Human Rights,
Recalling all previous resolutions on the problem of the traffic in women and girls adopted by the
General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights, as well as the Convention for the Suppression of the
Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,
Reaffirming the provisions adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights, the International
Conference on Population and Development, the World Summit for Social Development, the Fourth World
Conference on Women and the Ninth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of
Offenders pertaining to the traffic in women and children,
Stressing once again the urgent need to eliminate all forms of sexual violence and trafficking, including
for prostitution, which are violations of the human rights of women and girls and are incompatible with the
dignity and worth of the human person, through the adoption of effective measures nationally, regionally and
internationally,
Taking note of the work being done by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of a Convention
against Transnational Organized Crime, in particular its elaboration of a protocol to prevent, suppress and punish
trafficking in persons, especially women and children,
Welcoming the consensus reached on the draft optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of
Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the adoption of International Labour
Organization Convention No. 182 (1999) concerning the Prohibition and Action for the Elimination of the Worst
Forms of Child Labour,
Also welcoming bilateral and regional cooperation mechanisms and initiatives to address the problem of
trafficking in women and girls,
Recognizing that global efforts, including international cooperation and technical assistance
programmes, to eradicate trafficking in persons, particularly women and children, demand strong political
commitment by and the active cooperation of all Governments of countries of origin, transit and destination,
Stressing the need for a global approach to eradicate trafficking in women and children and the
importance, in this regard, of systematic data collection and comprehensive studies, including on the modus
operandi of trafficking syndicates,
Acknowledging the work done by intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in compiling
information on the scale and complexity of the problem of trafficking, in providing shelter for trafficked women
and children, and in effecting their voluntary repatriation to their countries of origin,
Recognizing the need to address the impact of globalization on the problem of trafficking in women and
girls,
Seriously concerned at the increasing number of women and girl children from developing countries
and from some economies in transition who are being trafficked to developed countries, as well as within and
between regions and States, and acknowledging that the problem of trafficking also includes the victimizing of
boys,
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