Combat+human+trafficking,+Tedi


 * Combating Human Trafficking **

Urges nations to increase cooperation on border control and the strengthening of a nation’s borders in order to discourage and decrease the chances of human trafficking by: a) Establishing closer diplomatic relations within neighboring nations and arriving at military agreements on increased border security through: i) Diplomatic talks and the will to suppress such a criminal activity Calls upon nation-states to tackle the social factors as well as economic ones that cause and encourage human trafficking and to help those affected by such a circumstance by: a) Providing shelter and refuge for those affected by this crime b) Developing social and medical programs assisting people in their recovery c) Providing some cases with funds in order for the rehabilitation of trafficked persons to take place d) Developing programs raising awareness of the issue e) Providing job opportunities for those victims of such a crime ii) Assisting police divisions in their tasks dealing with such cases ** 2) Awareness for the issue, starting with the youth **
 * __Encourages __**** the UN/nations to create human trafficking watchdogs in order to: **
 * a) ****Increase the fight against human trafficking by: **
 * i) Augmenting efforts to catch traffickers
 * iii) Assuring that certain standards against human trafficking are in place such as: **
 * 1) Assistance programs for those affected

The United Nations defines Human Trafficking as the “act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them.”   Due to modern day estimates of 4 to 27 million victims of human trafficking and the fact that over 800,000 people get trafficked over international borders every year this issue is of major concern to the international community. As this problem is gaining a growing interest, the African Union (AU), has recently announced the launch of an initiative against human trafficking which is “aimed at setting the pace for the fight against trafficking in human beings as a priority on the agenda of the continent” (http://www.humantrafficking.org/updates/863). Primarily, this issue relies on the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (Palermo Protocol), which ultimately provides a framework defining human trafficking and how to deal with such a problem. As a nation under undergoing change and surmounting the problems of the U.S. liberation human trafficking is an issue that concerns Iraq as it is a problem facing many of its citizens outside Iraqi borders. In response to his issue, Iraq believes that governments and government officials throughout the world, but especially those developing nations and those where human trafficking is a real problem, should receive training by NGO’s in drafting effective anti-trafficking legislations. Moreover, the UN should push for the promotion of anti-human trafficking and the raising of awareness of the issue in those countries where it is currently a major problem in order to try and deter people from participating in it.