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Country: Guyana
Delegate Name: Andrew Gerrits
Human trafficking is one of the most evil and despicable crimes on the planet, with women and children being the most vulnerable, often being kidnapped and brought across international borders being subjected or coerced into forced labor, domestic servitude, or sexual slavery. The time to end this vile practice is now and the delegation of Guyana is committed to its eradication on all levels.
The UN has done significant work to help stave and ultimately end human trafficking. The Palermo protocol is the primary piece of legislation to prevent and punish human trafficking by fighting key factors that lead to human trafficking such as poverty, food scarcity, and lack of education as well as defining human trafficking, assisting trafficked persons, and attempting to stem the demand for trafficked persons. The UNODC has assisted across the world in helping implement this policy in persons by developing policies, providing resources, and training officials to help enforce and combat human trafficking.
Guyana is fully committed to ending human trafficking within its borders and globally and has taken countless steps, especially in recent years to put an end to this heinous crime. The Combating Trafficking of Persons Act of 2005, has been effective in prosecuting human traffickers, and Guyana has set up training for law enforcement, put in place measures to protect vulnerable populations, built care homes for child trafficking victims, developed partnerships with NGOs, and collaborated closely with the IOM, and the US to bolster its capabilities for fighting human trafficking among many other initiatives to put an end to modern-day slavery.
