On the Adoption of the Belarus Resolution “Implementation of the UN Global Plan of Action Against Trafficking in Persons”
29 April 201329-04-2013
On April 26, 2013 the resolution of Belarus on the “Implementation of the UN Global Plan of Action Against Trafficking in Persons” was adopted during the 22nd session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
The resolution was commended by Belarus as part of the implementation of Belarus’ President Mr.Alexander Lukashenko initiative to coordinate international efforts against human trafficking. The resolution makes appeal to active efforts in continuing the implementation of the UN Global Plan of Action Against Trafficking in Persons initiated by Belarus.
The resolution draws attention of the international community to the necessity of combating human trafficking for organ, tissue and cell trade. The Belarus resolution is coauthored by a wide range of countries from all regions of the world. It means that Belarus’ efforts at the international level to combat against trafficking in persons are strongly supported by other countries.
Later on the same day Belarus delegation organized a side event together with the Secretariat of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime on the “Global Report on Trafficking in Persons: Results and further Actions”.
Belarus delegation marked that the preparation of the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons became one of the most significant results of the implementation of the Belarus-initiated UN Global Plan of Action Against Trafficking in Persons and laid foundation for the regular activity of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime in collecting information on the human trafficking dynamics at the global, regional and national levels. Belarus appealed the member countries to continue the work on the data collection and presentation for the comprehensive study of trafficking in persons and working out the efficient strategies to combat this global threat.
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