We, the delegates from 21 attending countries, attending the International Conference on Trafficking of Young Women and Children, organized by the World Youth Foundation from 3rdSeptember to 7th September 2013 in Melaka, Malaysia, acknowledge the importance of the role of young people in the fight against trafficking in persons, especially young women and children, hereby reaffirm our commitment to the pledges made in the progress of the Millennium Development Goals, primarily the third Millennium Development Goal - Promotion of Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women, firmly formulate and implement the Youth Action Plan as follows:
As young people, we are strongly committed to actively participate in global efforts to counteract trafficking in human beings.
RECOGNIZING that victims of trafficking who have been identified and rescued need a bridge to be able to make the cross from the trafficking world and be reintegrated back into society;
RECOGNIZING that in order to tackle the issues of protection and prevention of children and women from being trafficked, youth should be mobilized to spread information about risks of trafficking in human beings and successful practices to avoid such risks;
Bearing in mind, that victims of trafficking in human beings, who have been identified and rescued, are in need of special protection, proper government strategies to reach wide range of vulnerable groups must be in place, including appropriate educational and rehabilitation programs;
RECOGNIZING that coordination between Non-Government Organizations, Government entities, community networks, and youth groups are lacking resources, additional communication that is technologically adept, culturally relative, sensitive, and effective at the local, national, and international levels needs improvement;
RECOGNIZING that there is a lack of understanding of human trafficking issues by the law enforcement and representatives of business sector, education of law enforcement officials on the issue of trafficking through cooperation with CSO is needed;
NOTING that this can be achieved through continuous advocacy, dissemination of information through formal and informal education, in the hope of overhauling behavioral attitudes towards trafficking;
NOTING that this can be achieved by collaborating with local youth groups, NGOs and government authorities to facilitate that process of rescue, repatriation, rehabilitation and reintegration;
NOTING that this can be achieved by introducing human trafficking as common problem by reaching to all audiences through effective networking strategies;
NOTING that better and similar understanding of the issue is needed,
We hereby pledge to undertake our Action Plan, to make progress towards achieving the above aspirations.
By World Youth Foundations
As young people, we are strongly committed to actively participate in global efforts to counteract trafficking in human beings.
RECOGNIZING that victims of trafficking who have been identified and rescued need a bridge to be able to make the cross from the trafficking world and be reintegrated back into society;
RECOGNIZING that in order to tackle the issues of protection and prevention of children and women from being trafficked, youth should be mobilized to spread information about risks of trafficking in human beings and successful practices to avoid such risks;
Bearing in mind, that victims of trafficking in human beings, who have been identified and rescued, are in need of special protection, proper government strategies to reach wide range of vulnerable groups must be in place, including appropriate educational and rehabilitation programs;
RECOGNIZING that coordination between Non-Government Organizations, Government entities, community networks, and youth groups are lacking resources, additional communication that is technologically adept, culturally relative, sensitive, and effective at the local, national, and international levels needs improvement;
RECOGNIZING that there is a lack of understanding of human trafficking issues by the law enforcement and representatives of business sector, education of law enforcement officials on the issue of trafficking through cooperation with CSO is needed;
NOTING that this can be achieved through continuous advocacy, dissemination of information through formal and informal education, in the hope of overhauling behavioral attitudes towards trafficking;
NOTING that this can be achieved by collaborating with local youth groups, NGOs and government authorities to facilitate that process of rescue, repatriation, rehabilitation and reintegration;
NOTING that this can be achieved by introducing human trafficking as common problem by reaching to all audiences through effective networking strategies;
NOTING that better and similar understanding of the issue is needed,
We hereby pledge to undertake our Action Plan, to make progress towards achieving the above aspirations.
By World Youth Foundations
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