| 17 July 2008 A delegation of the Republic of Belarus has presented a draft resolution “A more integrated, balanced and comprehensive approach of the United Nations to the human trafficking issue” in the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The document hails international effort on the regional and sub-regional level in this area. The resolution urges the UN member states to expand international cooperation to tackle the problem including by means of making a contribution to the creation of global partnership against slavery and human trafficking. “We are confident that ECOSOC as a coordinating body of the United Nations in social and economic issues should play an important role in discussing and designing a well-balanced and comprehensive approach of the United Nations to the human trafficking problem,” Sergei Rachkov, a deputy UN Ambassador of Belarus, said in his speech. The draft resolution calls on the member states, subsidiary bodies of the Council, relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations to make their contributions to the preparation of the UN plan of action to prevent human trafficking, punish traffickers, protect and provide assistance to victims.
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