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Recognizing also that Member States have an obligation to exercise due
diligence to prevent trafficking in persons, to investigate this crime and to ensure
that perpetrators do not enjoy impunity,
Recognizing further that Member States have an obligation to provide
protection for the victims, and acknowledging the necessity for Member States to
adopt, in accordance with their international obligations, measures for prosecuting
traffickers, preventing trafficking in persons and protecting and assisting its victims,
Welcoming international cooperation in order to promote and protect the
human rights of persons exploited through trafficking and other contemporary forms
of slavery and to advocate for their liberation and for economic, educational and
other means of support to victims of trafficking and other contemporary forms of
slavery,
Welcoming also the efforts of Member States and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations in preventing and combating trafficking in persons and
other contemporary forms of slavery and enhancing the protection of and assistance
to victims of trafficking in persons and other contemporary forms of slavery,
Taking note of the reports of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights
aspects of the victims of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, 5 and
of the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery on its thirty-first session, 6
Underlining the need to continue to work towards a comprehensive,
coordinated and holistic approach to the problem of trafficking in persons and other
contemporary forms of slavery, including devising, enforcing and strengthening
effective measures to prosecute traffickers, prevent trafficking in persons and other
contemporary forms of slavery and protect their victims,
Recognizes that broad international cooperation between Member States
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and relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations is essential for
effectively countering the threat of trafficking in persons and other contemporary
forms of slavery, and invites them to foster a global partnership against trafficking
in persons and other contemporary forms of slavery, with a view to eliminating all
contemporary forms of slavery and trafficking in persons and protecting and
assisting their victims;
Underlines the importance of bilateral, subregional and regional
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partnerships, initiatives and actions, and encourages their development;
3.
Urges Member States that have not yet done so to consider taking
measures to ratify or accede to the United Nations Convention against Transnational
Organized Crime1 and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in
Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations
Convention against Transnational Organized Crime,2 and to implement fully all
aspects of these instruments;
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Also urges Member States that have not yet done so to consider taking
measures to ratify or accede to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the
Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child
pornography,3 the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
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E/CN.4/2006/62 and Add.1–3.
A/HRC/Sub.1/58/25.