72/1 GA
Political declaration on the implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons
72
Session
| Draft symbol | A/72/L.1 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 72/1 |
| UN Document | 72/1 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/72/PV.24
Speeches following this vote (20)
The President
I wish to express my sincere thanks to His Excellency Mr. Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations, and to Her Excellency Ms. Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of Qater to the United Nations, who so ably and patiently conducted the discussions and complex negotiations in the informal consultations to bring them to a successful conclus…
The President
In accordance with resolution 71/287, I now give the floor to Ms. Grizelda Grootboom from South Africa, as a representative of civil society.
Ms. Grootboom: My name is Grizelda Grootboom. I am from the Western Cape township of Khayelitsha. Being a street kid in Cape Town was to be a seeker after the journey that Nelson Mandela was also looking for. At the age of eight, we were all walking throug…
The President
We have heard the last speaker for the opening segment of the high-level meeting.
Before proceeding further, I would like to remind members that the first interactive panel discussion, entitled “The Global Plan of Action and effective
partnerships for the prevention and prosecution of trafficking in persons: achievements, gaps and challenges, also taking into consideration the implementation of…
Mr. Braz
I would first like to commend you, Mr. President, for convening today’s
meeting. The fight against human trafficking must be fought on a global scale if we want it to be efficient. But all of us, every Member State of the international community, have to take on our share in that endeavour.
Human trafficking is a very serious crime, and a gross violation of fundamental rights. It denies its vic…
The President
I now give the floor to Her Excellency Mrs. Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.
Mrs. Marsudi
Much has changed since the adoption and review of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. Indonesia calls for enhancing global efforts to curb trafficking in persons, which is contrary to global efforts to achieve a decent life and is an obstacle in our quest for a global ecosystem of peace, stability and prosperity.
Some 21 million people are victims of forced…
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Dato Sri Anifah Aman, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malaysia.
Mr. Aman
I would like to commend you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. Malaysia joins the international community in addressing the scourge of human trafficking. Malaysia condemns these heinous crimes and accords the highest priority in combating trafficking in persons. Malaysia is not only a transit and destination country for the victims of trafficking in persons; its citizens have also become…
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Osman Mohammed Saleh, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Eritrea.
Mr. Saleh
It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Government and the people of Eritrea, who, for the past half a century, have been resolutely fighting for human dignity and regional stability. We have been at
the forefront of the struggle to combat and eradicate human trafficking in all its manifestations.
Eritrea welcomes the convening of this high-level meeting to …
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Michael Masutha, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services of South Africa.
Mr. Masutha
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this high-level meeting, which is an important milestone in assessing the progress of our efforts to fight the crime of trafficking in persons, pursuant to the obligations we undertook to that end under the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Person.
We also wish to congratulate Member States on adopting the political declaration on the imple…
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Issa bin Saad Al-Jafali Al-Nuaimi, Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs of Qatar.
Mr. Al-Nuaimi
On behalf of my delegation, I am pleased and honoured, Mr. President, to address you and the General Assembly on the occasion of this high-level meeting on the appraisal of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
We are pleased today to witness the official adoption of the political declaration on the implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Traffi…
The President
I now give the floor to Her Excellency Ms. Priscah Mupfumira, Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare of Zimbabwe.
Ms. Mupfumira
Trafficking in persons is a heinous crime that has been described as a modern-day form of slavery affecting millions of men, women and children worldwide. It is good to note that issues of human trafficking have become global concerns requiring global solutions. Like other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Zimbabwe is a source, transit and destination country for men, women and children who are be…
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Alexis Bethancourt Yau, Minister for Public Security of Panama.
Mr. Bethancourt Yau
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the members of the Human
Security Network, a cross-regional network consisting of Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Greece, Ireland, Jordan, Mali, Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Thailand, South Africa as an observer, and my own country, Panama. The Human Security Network is an informal group of States that advocates a people-centred, holistic approach to securit…
The President
Before giving the floor to the next speaker, may I once again appeal to all speakers for their cooperation in observing the time limit of their statements so that all those inscribed on the list will be heard in a timely manner.
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Ngoie Kasongo Ilunga, Minister in Charge of Congolese Nationals Abroad of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mr. Ilunga
At a time when Africa and the rest of the world are facing an acute migrant crisis that denies humankind the right to peace, I would like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for the very timely initiative of including this agenda item on the sidelines of the opening of the seventy-second session of the General Assembly.
It is a topic of great interest to my country, the Democratic Republ…
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