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General Assembly adopts modalities for high‑level meeting on trafficking after amendment fails
Summary
The General Assembly adopted draft resolution A/79/L.79 on modalities for the high‑level meeting appraising the UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons after a Russian amendment (A/79/L.80) failed and member states debated NGO participation and gender parity.
The General Assembly adopted draft resolution A/79/L.79 on the modalities, format and organization of the high‑level meeting to appraise the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons after member states rejected an amendment proposed by the Russian Federation.
The resolution sets procedures for the upcoming high‑level meeting and includes language on participation by non‑governmental organizations (NGOs) and a paragraph (operative paragraph 9) addressing gender parity and selection transparency for civil society participants. Member states voted down draft amendment A/79/L.80 by the Russian Federation, 16 in favor, 79 against and 37 abstentions; later the Assembly adopted operative paragraph 9 by recorded vote (89 in favor, 9 against, 29 abstentions) and then adopted the resolution as a whole by the plenary’s decision.
Why it matters: the approved modalities determine which civil society organizations, experts and stakeholders can participate in a…
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