A/RES/80/228 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 22 December 2025 Eightieth session Agenda item 107 Crime prevention and criminal justice Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2025 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/80/545, para. 5)] 80/228. Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons The General Assembly, Reiterating its strong condemnation of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, which constitutes an offence and a serious threat to human dignity and physical integrity, human rights and sustainable development, Reiterating its concern that, despite sustained measures taken at the international, regional and national levels, trafficking in persons remains one of the grave challenges facing the international community, which also impairs the enjoyment of human rights and needs a more concerted collective and comprehensive international response, and is on the rise again with cases of child trafficking increasing, Bearing in mind that all States have an obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and punish perpetrators of trafficking in persons and to protect and assist victims, and that not doing so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the victims, Recognizing that the coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) pandemic was one of the greatest global challenges in the history of the United Nations, and recognizing also that the disruption and devastation caused by the COVID‑19 pandemic has brought urgency to strengthening international cooperation to prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics and other health emergencies, taking into account lessons learned from the COVID‑19 pandemic and other health emergencies to effectively combat trafficking in persons, Recalling the adoption by the General Assembly of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 1 and recalling also the targets of the Sustainable Development _______________ 1 Resolution 70/1. 25-20946 (E) *2520946*