A/RES/57/176
Seriously concerned at the increasing number of women and children from
developing countries and from some countries with 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,
Recognizing that victims of trafficking are particularly exposed to racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,
Acknowledging that women and children who are victims of trafficking are
further disadvantaged and marginalized by a general lack of information or
awareness and recognition of their human rights and the fact that they are victims,
as well as by the obstacles they meet in gaining access to information and recourse
mechanisms in cases of violation of their rights, and that special measures are
required for their protection and to increase their awareness,
Recognizing the importance of bilateral, subregional and regional cooperation
mechanisms and initiatives of Governments and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations to address the problem of trafficking in women and
children within their region, in particular girls,
Welcoming the efforts of Governments and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations in developing programmes to combat trafficking in
human beings, in particular women and girls,
Acknowledging the work being done by intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations in compiling information on the scale and complexity of
the problem of trafficking, in providing protection and assistance for trafficked
women and children, and in effecting their voluntary return to their countries of
origin,
Recognizing that global efforts, including international cooperation and
technical assistance programmes, to eradicate trafficking in persons, in particular
women and children, demand the strong political commitment and the active
cooperation of all Governments of countries of origin, transit and destination,
Recognizing also that a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to
prevention, healing and reintegration is required and that all actors, including
judicial and law enforcement personnel, migration authorities, victims of trafficking
and their families, non-governmental organizations and civil society, should
collaborate in the development of such an approach,
Deeply concerned about the unabated use of new information technologies,
including the Internet, for purposes of exploitation of the prostitution of others and
for child pornography, paedophilia and any other forms of sexual exploitation of
children, trafficking in women as brides and sex tourism,
Gravely concerned at the increasing activities of transnational criminal
organizations and others that profit from international trafficking in women and
children without regard to dangerous and inhumane conditions and in flagrant
violation of domestic laws and international standards,
Stressing once again the need for Governments to provide standard
humanitarian treatment to trafficked persons consistent with human rights standards,
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