U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised global initiatives to counter human trafficking, stating that they contribute to the liberation of exploited people and the prosecution of criminals, the U.N. News Centre reported Monday.
At the Luxor International Forum Against Human Trafficking, organized in Egypt by the country’s first lady Suzanne Mubarak on Saturday, the secretary-general told the attending officials and business leaders by way of a video message that “this despicable crime is no longer being ignored.”
A total of 141 states are part of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime. Several countries took measures to set up specialized police units to oppose human trafficking.
This year, the U.N. General Assembly initiated the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons and operated the U.N. Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons.
“These steps are helping to liberate victims and to put traffickers behind bars. Victims of human trafficking are often lost in society’s shadows. Many, if not most, are never identified or assisted,” said Ban, according to U.N. News.
“We must continue to shine a spotlight on the issue” in order to assist these people, he added.
At the Luxor International Forum Against Human Trafficking, organized in Egypt by the country’s first lady Suzanne Mubarak on Saturday, the secretary-general told the attending officials and business leaders by way of a video message that “this despicable crime is no longer being ignored.”
A total of 141 states are part of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime. Several countries took measures to set up specialized police units to oppose human trafficking.
This year, the U.N. General Assembly initiated the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons and operated the U.N. Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons.
“These steps are helping to liberate victims and to put traffickers behind bars. Victims of human trafficking are often lost in society’s shadows. Many, if not most, are never identified or assisted,” said Ban, according to U.N. News.
“We must continue to shine a spotlight on the issue” in order to assist these people, he added.
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