A/RES/80/228 Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons progress achieved in the implementation of the Global Plan of Action in order to assess achievements, gaps and challenges, including in the implementation of the relevant legal instruments, and therefore decides to convene a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the progress achieved in the implementation of the Global Plan of Action at its eighty-fourth session, after the general debate, but no later than December 2029; 6. Reaffirms its request to the Secretary-General and to the President of the General Assembly, in close cooperation and coordination with Member States, to take all appropriate measures to arrange the high-level meeting; 7. Recalls its decision to designate 30 July as the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, to be observed annually, and, while welcoming events held by Member States, United Nations agencies, other international organizations and civil society at the international, regional and national levels to mark the World Day, invites all stakeholders to continue to observe the World Day in order to raise awareness of trafficking in persons and the situation of the victims of this crime and for the promotion and protection of their rights; 8. Expresses solidarity with and compassion for victims and survivors of trafficking in persons, and calls for the full respect for their human rights and the provision of appropriate victim-centred, trauma-informed, gender-responsive and age-sensitive care and assistance, where applicable, including interpretation and sign language, where appropriate, to victims of trafficking, and services for their rehabilitation or recovery, as appropriate, in cooperation with civil society and other relevant partners; 9. Stresses the need to ensure that victims are treated with respect and dignity and are not inappropriately penalized or adversely affected by any actions taken by government authorities and communities, including criminal, civil, administrative and immigration penalties, for acts that they commit as a direct consequence of their trafficking situation, through the implementation of the principles of both non‑prosecution and non‑punishment of victims of trafficking subject to national laws, rules and regulations; 10. Expresses support for the activities of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, reaffirms its request to the Secretary-General to provide adequate support to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, and invites Member States to make voluntary contributions to the Office for the purpose of providing assistance to Member States upon request; 11. Encourages the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to cooperate with relevant international organizations outside the United Nations system and to invite such organizations and interested Member States to participate, when appropriate, in the meetings of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons and to keep Member States informed of the schedule of and the progress made by the Coordination Group; 12. Invites Member States to consider the recommendations of the Working Group on Trafficking in Persons for strengthening international cooperation and exchanging best practices in the fight against this crime; 13. Recalls the Inter-Agency Coordination Group Plan of Action, endorsed on 15 December 2020, as well as of the first regional consultation on trafficking in persons in Eastern Africa, held in virtual format on 7 and 8 February 2022, and takes note of the regional consultation with civil society and international organizations on trafficking in persons in the Americas, held in Panama City on 8 May 2025; 10/14 25-20946