Belarus calls for strengthening international coordination in fight against human trafficking – Belskaya

Permanent Representative of Belarus to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Larisa Belskaya spoke at the 63rd session of the UNHRC during an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery and human trafficking. This was reported in the Belarusian permanent mission in Geneva, BelTA writes.

Larisa Belska noted:

For Belarus, strengthening international coordination in this area is a priority of international cooperation and an important initiative enshrined in UN General Assembly resolutions and the UN Global Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons. Together with the Group of Friends United in Combating Trafficking in Persons, we strive to unite the efforts of states and relevant international organizations, NGOs and other partners to effectively combat trafficking.”.

She stressed that Belarus shares a number of assessments of the report and expects recommendations in such areas as countering trafficking in supply chains, as well as reducing the risks of using ICTs to recruit and exploit victims. “We propose to take into account the resolutions of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice of 2023 and 2026 respectively, which are devoted to this issue,” the Belarusian diplomat continued. We believe that governments and the private sector should work together to prevent human exploitation at any stage of the creation of goods and services. We call for stronger preventive measures, including through the development of digital literacy and the promotion of the safe use of digital technologies.”.

Larisa Bielskaya added that Belarus intends to contribute to strengthening international cooperation, work with all interested countries to develop solutions focused on preventing trafficking and combating human trafficking.

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