Improving the Coordination of Efforts Against Trafficking in Persons

A/RES/76/186View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 108 Crime prevention and criminal justice, published in 2022.

What other versions does this mandate have?

11 versions · 2007–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/228

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/228	Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons	6,466	80%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/228	Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons	6,012	70%Compare
2022	A/RES/76/186	Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons	5,163	81%Compare
2020	A/RES/74/176	Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons	4,647	72%Compare
2018	A/RES/72/195	Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons	3,805	70%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

12 reports · 2008–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	A/80/234	Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/228
2023	A/78/119	Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/186
2021	A/76/120	Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/176
2019	A/74/127	Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/72/195
2017	A/72/125	Implementation of the mandates of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, with particular reference to the technical cooperation activities of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/68/192

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Coordination Within UN System Covid-19 Crime Prevention Inter-Agency Cooperation International Cooperation Trafficking in Persons

What’s in this document?

28 operative paragraphs

Urges Member States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to, as a matter of priority, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, taking into consideration the central role of those instruments in the fight against trafficking in persons, and also urges States parties to those instruments to fully and effectively implement their obligations;

Urges Member States and other stakeholders mentioned in the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons,²² and invites the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and relevant international, regional and subregional organizations, within their respective mandates, to continue to contribute to the full and effective implementation of the Global Plan of Action, including by means of strengthening cooperation and improving coordination among themselves in achieving that goal;

²²Resolution 64/293.

Calls upon Governments to closely follow developments in the area of international protection of victims of trafficking in persons in order to protect the human rights of such persons and to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law and international human rights law;

Recalls the holding of the high-level meetings of the General Assembly during its sixty-seventh session, from 13 to 15 May 2013, during its seventy-second session, on 27 and 28 September 2017, and during its seventy-sixth session, to appraise the progress achieved in the implementation of the Global Plan of Action, which, inter alia, reiterated strong political will to step up efforts against trafficking in persons;

Also recalls its decision, in its resolution 68/192, to appraise, from within existing resources, on a four-year basis starting at its seventy-second session, the 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 eightieth session, after the general debate, but no later than December 2025;

Requests the Secretary-General and 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;

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;

Expresses solidarity with and compassion for victims and survivors of trafficking in persons, and calls for the full respect of their human rights and the provision of appropriate victim-centred care and assistance, where applicable, including interpretation and sign language, where appropriate, to victims of trafficking, and services for their rehabilitation in cooperation with civil society and other relevant partners;

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;

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;

Takes note of the briefing for Member States by the Inter-Agency Coordination Group at its second and third meetings, held in virtual format on 15 December 2020 and on 15 November 2021, and of the Coordination Group plan of action, endorsed on 15 December 2020, as well as of the interactive multi-stakeholder hearing of 13 July 2021, which was part of the preparatory process for the high-level meeting on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons and of the high-level event on trafficking in persons and sustainable procurement held in virtual format on 27 September 2021;

Welcomes the second and third meetings of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group, held in virtual format on 15 December 2020 and on 15 November 2021, which reinforced the vital role of inter-agency partnership in tackling trafficking in persons, 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 role of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe as the first regional entity to co-chair the Coordination Group and also takes note of the engagement of the European Union Anti-Trafficking Coordinator with the Coordination Group, and welcomes the Organization of American States and the Council of the Baltic Sea States as the newest regional entities to join the Coordination Group;

Invites regional 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;

Takes note of the ongoing process undertaken by the Inter-Agency Coordination Group to conduct studies on emerging trends in the field of trafficking in persons, 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;

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;

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, front-line 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;

Invites Member States to address the social, economic, cultural, political and other factors that make people vulnerable to trafficking in persons, such as poverty, unemployment, inequality, humanitarian emergencies, including armed conflicts and natural disasters, sexual violence, gender discrimination and social exclusion and marginalization, as well as a culture of tolerance towards violence against women, youth and children;

Reaffirms its commitment to international cooperation and multilateralism and its strong support for the central role of the United Nations system in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including in addressing the issue of trafficking in persons in the context of the pandemic;

Calls upon Member States, international organizations, civil society organizations and the private sector, through partnerships, as appropriate, to increase and support prevention efforts in countries of origin, transit and destination by focusing domestically and globally on the demand and supply chains that foster all forms of trafficking and the goods and services produced as a result of trafficking in persons;

Encourages Member States to take legislative or other measures to prevent, combat and eradicate trafficking in persons in the context of international migration by strengthening capacities and international cooperation to investigate, prosecute and penalize trafficking in persons, discouraging demand that fosters exploitation leading to trafficking, and ending impunity of trafficking networks;

Also encourages Member States to cooperate on issues concerning trafficking in persons with the Inter-Agency Coordination Group, and in this regard takes note of the Toolkit for Guidance in Designing and Evaluating Counter-Trafficking Programmes of the Coordination Group, which might contribute to establishing a common framework for aligning activities and defining and assessing progress, as well as building a voluntary, robust and shared evidence base of effective programmes and practices to combat trafficking in persons;

Further encourages Member States to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, as well as with other relevant special procedures, including the Special Rapporteur of the Council on violence against women, its causes and consequences, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, the Special Rapporteur of the Council on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material, and the Special Rapporteur of the Council on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences;

Calls upon Member States to continue their efforts to criminalize trafficking in persons in all its forms, including the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs, especially concerning children and persons with disabilities, and to condemn these practices and to investigate, prosecute and penalize traffickers and intermediaries while providing victim-centred protection and assistance to the victims of trafficking with full respect for their human rights, and invites Member States to continue to support those United Nations agencies and international organizations that are actively involved in victim protection;

Also calls upon Member States to take measures to support family reunification for victims of trafficking in persons, where safe and appropriate, especially when those are children, taking into consideration the best interests of the child;

Notes the second consultative meeting on strengthening partnerships with national rapporteurs and relevant mechanisms on trafficking in persons, held in Bangkok on 21 and 22 May 2014, co-hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the establishment of an informal network of such mechanisms located all over the world to address trafficking in persons in a consistent manner and to exchange information and best practices built on different national experiences, requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to continue its efforts to collect information on national efforts to combat trafficking in persons, as well as on relevant national mechanisms, to make up-to-date information available to Member States, and invites Member States to host consultative meetings between relevant national mechanisms on trafficking in persons that continue transnational dialogue and the exchange of information on common challenges;

Requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in its capacity as fund manager of the United Nations voluntary trust fund for victims of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, to continue to encourage contributions by States and all other relevant stakeholders to the trust fund;

Welcomes the biennial publication of the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, looks forward to the next such report, to be produced by the Office in 2022, pursuant to the Global Plan of Action, and encourages Member States to provide to the Office evidence-based data on patterns, flows and forms of trafficking in persons, including for the purpose of the removal of organs;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session, including recommendations on measures to bring greater urgency to and improve the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons and on measures to increase the resilience and responsiveness of efforts to fight trafficking in persons in the context of COVID-19.

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