64/293 GA
United Nations Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons
64
Session
| Draft symbol | A/64/L.64 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 64/293 |
| UN Document | 64/293 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/64/PV.109
Speeches following this vote (18)
The Acting President
I shall now read out a statement on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Ali Treki, President of the General Assembly, on the adoption of resolution 64/293, entitled “United Nations Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons”.
“I welcome the consensus adoption of the resolution entitled ‘United Nations Global Plan of Action against Human Trafficking’.
“I would like to thank the co-facilitator…
Mr. Moraes Cabral
As a co-facilitator of this process, allow me to express my profound gratitude to all delegations for their active participation, in a spirit of constructiveness and cooperation, in the consultations on the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The Plan of Action was a common effort in which many delegations from different regions played a very important role. Unfortunately, hum…
Mr. Lima
Today is a great day for the innumerable victims of trafficking in persons and for the United Nations. That is so thanks to the adoption by consensus of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, which is not only a fundamental text on the legal level that we present to the world, but more importantly is a reference document and a document of hope for all victims and persons who …
Ms. Gendi
On behalf of Egypt, in its capacity as Chair of the African Group, I have the pleasure to deliver this statement on behalf of the 53 members of the Group of African States of the United Nations following the adoption of the resolution entitled “United Nations Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons”, contained in document A/64/L.64, dated 29 July 2010.
The African Group takes pride …
Ms. De Geest
Thank you, Mr. Vice- President, for giving me the floor to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The European Union would like to thank the co-facilitators for presenting the text of the Global Plan of Action. The EU acknowledges the co-facilitators’ hard and careful work on this issue over the past months, and is very appreciative of all their efforts.
Human trafficking is a topic that is…
Mr. Barton
Our thanks go to the Ambassadors of Cape Verde and Portugal and to the many negotiators who were so helpful in this process. Special thanks go to Executive Director Costa as well for his fine work over the years.
The United States is deeply committed to combating trafficking in persons. With the adoption of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and…
Mr. Escalona Ojeda
At the outset, the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela wishes to express its gratitude to the delegations of Portugal and Cape Verde for their tireless efforts and the professionalism, transparency and diplomatic skill they exhibited in their roles as facilitators throughout the process of negotiating the Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons.
The Bolivarian Republi…
Mr. Benítez Versón
Cuba welcomes the adoption by the General Assembly of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. This instrument is necessary, especially given the increase in trafficking in persons around the world.
We believe that strengthening international cooperation is of vital importance to fighting this scourge, and the Plan of Action will help towards that end, based on …
Ms. Alkhalifa
The delegation of Bahrain welcomes the consensus adoption of the United Nations Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons.
On behalf of my country, I am pleased to express our sincere gratitude to the facilitators, the Permanent Representatives of Cape Verde and Portugal, to whom the President assigned the difficult task of finding common ground among all parties concerned in reaching…
Mr. Ahmed
My delegation would like to thank the two facilitators for the manner in which they guided the negotiations that culminated in today’s consensus adoption of the Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons.
As a member of the informal Group of Friends United against Human Trafficking, we express our satisfaction with the entire exercise. We also wish to thank all delegations, the United …
Mr. Cabactulan
Discussions on the subject of the Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons have taken place for many years. They could very well have gone on for many years, but President Treki’s determination to conclude the Plan of Action under his watch took the debate to another level. It is for that reason that my delegation would like to pay special tribute to him for his courage and vision in …
Mr. Torres
First of all, allow me to acknowledge the dedicated and patient efforts of the Permanent Representatives of Cape Verde and Portugal as facilitators of this process.
My country attaches special priority to crucial national and international efforts to prevent and combat the pernicious trafficking in persons, protect and help its victims, and prosecute and bring to justice the perpetrators of this…
Mr. Andrade
We welcome the adoption by consensus of the Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons, which is a valuable contribution to the efforts of the international community to fight such a heinous crime. We would like to thank all delegations involved in the discussions for their cooperative spirit, which led to a successful outcome of the negotiations. We would especially like to express our…
Mrs. Rubiales de Chamorro
The millions of victims of trafficking in persons, that modern form of slavery, today have received fresh hope to counter their suffering. The adoption of the Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons is an historic milestone not only for our Organization, but above all for the lives of the human beings who have fallen prey to the greed and avarice of those who profit from trafficking …
Mr. Troya
The delegation of Ecuador believes that the adoption of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons is valuable and timely. The document we have adopted will give hope to many people who have fallen victims to the detestable crime of trafficking in persons. We are sure that the Plan of Action does not counter or weaken such international instruments as the United Nat…
Mrs. Kolontai
Belarus welcomes the General Assembly’s successful consensus adoption of such a meaningful and longawaited instrument as the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. This is an important and symbolic milestone in the development of the international process, in which Belarus became a participant five years ago.
The Plan of Action is a compelling manifestation of the…
Ms. Khvan
The delegation of the Russian Federation was pleased to join the consensus on resolution 64/293 on the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. Above all, we would like to express our gratitude to the facilitators of the negotiation process, the Permanent Representatives of Portugal and Cape Verde. We are certain that today’s adoption was made possible by their persi…
The Acting President
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 104.
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