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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for global efforts to end the scourge of human trafficking
In a message on the occasion of the World Day Against Human Trafficking July 30, he declared that human trafficking had no borders
"Human trafficking takes many forms and knows no borders, human traffickers too often operate with impunity, their crimes are not enough. This must change, "Guterres said
Human trafficking is a horrific crime that feeds inequality, instability and conflict. Human traffickers target vulnerable people and deprive them of their basic rights, he said
Children and young people, migrants and refugees, are the most targeted. Women and girls are still targeted, the UN chief continued.
"We see brutal sexual exploitation, including involuntary prostitution, forced marriage, and sexual slavery." We see the appalling trade in human organs, "he denounced.
M. Guterres said the UN was determined to take action to prosecute traffickers, while protecting and supporting their victims.
Victims' rights must be a priority, be they victims of traffickers, smugglers or modern forms of slavery or exploitation, he said.
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