A/HRC/RES/32/3
Welcoming the adoption by the General Assembly of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development,1 and recalling targets 5.2, 8.7 and 16.2, which aim at eliminating
all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres,
including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation; taking immediate and
effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking
and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including
recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms; and
ending abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of
children,
Taking note of the decision of the General Assembly to declare 30 July World Day
against Trafficking in Persons,
Taking note also of the Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights
and Human Trafficking2 and the commentary thereon developed by the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,
Recalling resolution 2015/23 of the Economic and Social Council of 21 July 2015
on the implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking
in Persons,
Recognizing the concern expressed by the Human Rights Committee, the Committee
on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Committee on the Rights of the
Child, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Committee against
Torture at the persistence of trafficking and the vulnerability of trafficked persons to human
rights violations and abuses,
Affirming that trafficking in persons violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment
of human rights and fundamental freedoms, continues to pose a serious challenge to
humanity and requires a concerted international assessment and response and genuine
multilateral, regional and bilateral cooperation among countries of origin, transit and
destination for its eradication,
Recognizing that victims of trafficking in persons are often subject to multiple forms
of discrimination and violence, including on the grounds of gender, age, race, disability,
ethnicity, culture and religion, as well as national or social origin or other status, and that
these forms of discrimination may themselves fuel trafficking in persons,
Recognizing also that poverty, unemployment, lack of socioeconomic opportunities,
gender-based violence, discrimination and marginalization are some of the contributing
factors that make persons vulnerable to trafficking,
Recognizing further the heightened vulnerability to trafficking of women and
children in humanitarian crisis situations, including in conflict and post-conflict
environments, natural disasters and other emergency environments,
Recognizing the need to reinforce efforts regarding the provision of relevant
documents, such as birth registration documents, in order to lower the risk of being
trafficked and to help to identify victims of trafficking in persons,
Noting that the availability of regular migration opportunities can be one way to
reduce the risk of persons being trafficked,
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General Assembly resolution 70/1.
E/2002/68/Add.1.