Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons A/RES/80/228 14. Welcomes the sixth and seventh meetings of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group at the level of principals, held in virtual format on 13 December 2024 and on 29 October 2025, which reinforced the vital role of inter-agency partnership in tackling trafficking in persons, and requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, as coordinator of the Coordination Group, to continue to convene such meetings of the Coordination Group at the level of principals on a regular basis, and in this context takes note of the engagement of the European Union Anti-Trafficking Coordinator with the Coordination Group, and encourages the Coordination Group to engage with relevant regional and international organizations from other regions; 15. Also welcomes the Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children as the newest partner of the Coordination Group; 16. Invites regional and international organizations, within their mandates, to join and consider co-chairing, along with a United Nations agency, the Inter-Agency Coordination Group to strengthen the exchange of expertise and regional experiences and thus enhance international cooperation in combating trafficking in persons and assisting the victims of this crime; 17. Takes note of the ongoing process undertaken by the Inter-Agency Coordination Group to sustain the focus on child trafficking and explore a possible nexus between trafficking in persons and other forms of organized crime, and to ensure that information-sharing among relevant agencies and between countries is done in accordance with international and national legal frameworks and takes into account privacy and confidentiality; 18. Invites the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in its capacity as coordinator of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group, and other relevant agencies of the United Nations system to further strengthen their activities related to the implementation of relevant international instruments and the Global Plan of Action to drive greater progress in eliminating trafficking in persons, and invites Member States and other international and bilateral donors to provide voluntary contributions to the Office for these purposes, in accordance with the policies, rules and procedures of the United Nations; 19. Calls upon Member States to take into consideration new methods of recruiting those at risk of being subjected to trafficking in persons, such as the misuse of the Internet by traffickers, in particular for recruiting children, to take measures to develop targeted awareness-raising campaigns, including for law enforcement, frontline service providers and at-risk industries, to identify the signs of trafficking in persons and to develop specialized training for law enforcement and criminal justice practitioners; 20. Encourages Member States to harness the opportunities presented by technology, including artificial intelligence, to strengthen detection, investigation, prevention and victim assistance in cases of trafficking in persons, and to promote cooperation and the exchange of good practices in this regard, including with relevant stakeholders in line with applicable international law, including international human rights obligations and domestic legal frameworks; 21. Also encourages Member States to take, consistent with domestic law, legislative or other measures, where appropriate, to facilitate the detection, by Internet service and access providers or other relevant entities, of child sexual exploitation and child abuse materials related to offences involving trafficking in children, as required by domestic frameworks and to ensure, in compliance with domestic law, the reporting of such materials to the relevant authorities and their removal by Internet 25-20946 11/14