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Muhammad-Bande

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2017-11-21

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2022-11-03

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1. “We would also like to underscore our appreciation for the efforts of UNODC and the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons in their sustained operations to end trafficking in persons. In the final analysis, we must aim to enhance coherence and build alliances to confront these issues head-on. Legal pathways to migration are an essential component in dealing with this problem. Equally critical is the need for greater responsibility-sharing to provide protection to those in need. To achieve that objective, we must implement the strategy laid out in the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. With solid partnerships and a clear approach, we can ensure that criminals are brought to justice.”

   2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

2. “The essence of those partnerships is to facilitate synergy among the various stakeholders with a view to coming up with policies and measures that can permanently eradicate this menace. With regard to the issue of mitigating victims' suffering, the establishment of the United Nations voluntary trust fund for victims of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, is a welcome development, since it should help to provide a reliable way of restoring livelihoods and ensuring victims' reintegration and rehabilitation into society. We urge for more funding and donations in order to ensure that the objectives behind the creation of the voluntary trust fund are fully realized and of genuine benefit to victims.”

   2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

3. “Nigeria's establishment in 2003 ofa national agency for the prohibition of trafficking in persons - creating a permanent mechanism for rescuing, assisting, supporting and catering to victims of human trafficking, as well as for arresting, prosecuting and jailing perpetrators of such trafficking - has helped to refocus our fight against trafficking. Thanks to the agency's establishment, the issue of human trafficking has been effectively mainstreamed into broader Government policies and programmes on economic and social development, human rights, the rule of law, good governance, education, natural-disaster management and post-conflict reconstruction. The agency has also strengthened partnerships among the Government, civil society, faith-based organizations and religious bodies and the media, as well as various rights groups.”

   2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

4. “In terms of national contributions to the global efforts against the scourge of trafficking in general, Nigeria strengthened the effectiveness of its domestic laws under its 2015 trafficking in persons act by expanding the scope of crimes that fall under human trafficking. In that regard, crimes such as exporting people for prostitution, procuring people for sexual exploitation, recruiting people under 18 years of age for prostitution, sexual exploitation or pornography, and operating brothels or foreign travel that promote prostitution and sexual exploitation are treated as heinous crimes punishable under our laws.”

   2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

5. “With regard to how Member States can improve their implementation of legal obligations to combat human trafficking, we see a need for greater commitment to implementing the relevant international instruments. The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children is a case in point. It not only provides the first internationally agreed-on definition of trafficking in persons but also establishes a framework of obligations and standards for Member States to formulate national responses to fight human trafficking. Applying such international instruments and the relevant domestic laws is crucial to ensuring that those who engage in human trafficking in conflict situations are held accountable.”

   2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

6. “The Libyan situation demonstrates the complexity of trafficking networks and the dehumanizing treatment that they subject their victims to. We would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that at no point in migrants' movements - whether in countries of origin, transit or destination - should they be enslaved or dehumanized. The entities of the United Nations system must work in concert to fight human trafficking in conflict situations and in the context of terrorism, while delivering their respective mandates. We believe that this could be facilitated by improving the coordination between and among the relevant agencies. As different agencies have different capacities in terms of expertise, a coordinated approach would enhance the overall effectiveness of the United Nations in the fight against human trafficking and terrorism.”

   2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

7. “We would like to acknowledge the important role that our neighbours Cameroon, Chad and the Niger are playing in the fight against Boko Haram. My delegation recognizes the importance of ensuring that persons who have been trafficked are shown empathy, treated as victims of crime and, in line with domestic legislation, are not penalized or stigmatized for their involvement in any unlawful activities that they have been compelled to engage in. Similarly, it is imperative to break the cycle of impunity that may exist and to hold accountable those responsible for committing such crimes. Nigeria is outraged by the operation of slave markets in Libya where people are sold like merchandise, a despicable act that must be condemned. We take note of the assurances of the Libyan Government that these cases will be investigated.”

   2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

8. “Terrorist groups such as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Boko Haram have introduced a new dimension into the issues of trafficking in persons and the sexual exploitation of women and girls. Their outrageous acts of depravity have shocked the world and drawn unprecedented attention to the plight of women and girls in conflict situations. The war crimes and crimes against humanity that they commit must not go unpunished. We are pleased to be able to say that Boko Haram has been militarily defeated. However, while we have had some success in liberating a good number of the women and girls they have held hostage, we will not relent until all of their hostages are freed and reunited with their loved ones.”

   2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

9. “The Nigerian delegation would like to you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate and for the concept note provided to guide our discussion (S/2017/972, annex). We also thank the Secretary- General, the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons for sharing their perspectives on this important subject. Nigeria aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. Conflict situations expose civilians, especially women and girls, to grave dangers such as human trafficking, sexual violence and slavery.”

   2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source