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MC(9).DEC/6

4 December 2001

Original: ENGLISH

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Ministerial Council

Bucharest 2001

2nd day of the Ninth Meeting

MC(9) Journal No. 2, Agenda item 9

DECISION No. 6

BY THE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL

The Ministerial Council,

Reiterating its commitment to combat all forms of trafficking in human beings, which affects all participating States,

Affirming its commitment to developing co-operation and interaction among participating States on anti-trafficking measures and related crimes,

Calls on participating States to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, and its Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children,

Welcomes the successful completion of the OSCE’s Code of Conduct and Anti-Trafficking Guidelines and their dissemination to the OSCE staff;

Reaffirms its support for the work of the ODIHR, field operations and Stability Pact Task Force on combating trafficking in Human Beings;

Encourages information exchange with a view to strengthening investigation, law enforcement and crime prevention;

Calls on participating States to accelerate taking the necessary measures to fulfil their Vienna ministerial commitments which include prevention of trafficking, protection of victims and prosecution of traffickers and their accomplices.