Implementation of United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons

This document is a draft resolution issued by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at its 37th Session. It condemns the trafficking of persons, especially women and children, which continues to be a serious human rights concern. It urges member states to adopt the United Nations' Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons and calls on the United Nations to increase UNESCO's participation in implementing the Global Plan of Action. The draft resolution highlights UNESCO's role in combating trafficking of persons by establishing prevention programs and human rights education. It calls on member states to ratify the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Palermo Protocol and adopt rights protecting national legislation. This document also gives a brief history of UNESCO's role in global efforts to combat trafficking in persons.