Topic: 2024-Human Trafficking
Country: Israel
Delegate Name: Harini Manikandan
United Nations Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee
Human Trafficking
Israel
Harini Manikandan
City High School
Human trafficking is one of the most terrible crimes committed in our world today. It removes a person’s dignity, freedom, and basic human rights. 27.6 million people are currently victims of trafficking with 71% of the trafficked people being women and children for sexual services. However, with such a vast amount of victims, only 10,000 traffickers are convicted worldwide for their crimes per year. Many countries do not even convict traffickers due to the corruption in society. The amount of lives human trafficking has taken from families and communities is countless, and to save human lives, we must put an immediate stop to this issue.
Time is crucial in a crisis such as this one. The State of Israel has started some steps to combat this issue in our country. We passed the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons Law (2006) to define and criminalize all forms of human trafficking, including labor, sex, and organ trade with strict penalties for traffickers. We also have anti-trafficking task forces and victim rehabilitation programs. Although we have taken steps to fix this issue, we must accomplish more together. Israel has a high population of immigrants, which has led to forced labor issues, and we are a destination country for trafficking from Eastern Europe and Africa leading to more sales of humans in our nation. Global collaboration is the only way we can reduce the bloodshed of innocents worldwide and stop trafficking.
Israel emphasizes the dire situation of human trafficking across the globe, and we believe some key changes are necessary. Israel has agreed with many United Nations anti-trafficking resolutions like the Palermo Protocol, and we hope to collaborate to create more. We firmly stand for working together to safeguard borders and stop the spread of trafficking. We believe in finding non-political solutions while being mindful of each nation’s regional complexities.
Finally, Israel thinks that human trafficking is not just the kidnapping and sale of a person, but it includes many internal issues that we need to solve. We believe that there must be better prevention with human trafficking disproportionately affecting the poor. Many people are pushed economically into this modern-day slavery, and it has to stop. Many underprivileged people are not aware of the dangers around them, leading to easy kidnappings. Better education about these issues will let the population be safer. Additionally, corruption is rampant across the world, and it has caused many criminals to run free and repeat their crimes. Like mentioned before, the border crossings also bring challenges that only good teamwork and collaboration will solve. Victim blaming is also an issue that Israel would like to focus on. Rehabilitation centers for victims and helping them reintegrate in society is crucial. Many victims after they are rescued end up committing suicide due to societal stigma. Israel looks forward to fixing these issues, implementing stronger policies, and saving lives by working together with all delegations.
