UN STRENGTHENS BONDS WITH COUNCIL OF EUROPE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING

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UN STRENGTHENS BONDS WITH COUNCIL OF EUROPE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
New York, Jul 5 2013 1:00PM
Trafficking of children and the issue of defining trafficking topped
the agenda today at a first of its kind meeting between an independent
United Nations human rights expert and a group of European
practitioners working to end this form of modern-day slavery.

Speaking at a special meeting organized in Strasbourg, France, by the
Council of Europe's Groups of Experts on Action against Trafficking in
Human Beings (GRETA), the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in
persons, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, said "this richness and diversity can only
enhance an integrated approach to fight the multidimensional scourge
of human trafficking in Europe and beyond."

The UN Special Rapporteur and the 15-member GRETA experts met to
discuss joint actions and to enhance information-sharing to fight the
trafficking. Nearly 21 million people are victims of forced labour and
human trafficking, including almost a million in the European Union
member States, according to the UN International Labour Organization
(ILO).

Today's meeting is part of a coordinated approach to combat
trafficking with and among regional and sub-regional mechanisms, as
identified in Ms. Ngozi Ezeilo's 2010 report presented to the UN Human
Rights Council. That report was prepared with inputs from GRETA, which
monitors the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on
Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.

Human trafficking is fuelled by demand for sexual exploitation, cheap
labour, human organs, illegal adoption and forced marriages, Ms. Ngozi
Ezeilo said in a recently released report.

She urged Governments worldwide to broaden their perception of the
problem, often focused exclusively on demand for commercial sexual
exploitation, particularly of women and girls, and neglected other
forms of demand, such as demand for exploitative labour and organ
sales.

The UN has a Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
Adopted in 2010, the Plan calls for integrating the fight against
human trafficking into the UN's broader programmes to boost
development and strengthen security around the world. It focuses on
four pillars -- preventing trafficking, prosecuting offenders,
protecting victims and forming partnerships to fight trafficking.

The Plan also set up the UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of
Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children.

Independent experts, or special rapporteurs, are appointed by the
Geneva-based Council to examine and report back on a country situation
or a specific human rights theme. The positions are honorary and the
experts are not UN staff, nor are they paid for their work.
Jul 5 2013 1:00PM
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