DOHA: Senior officials representing United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund (UNVTF) for victims of human trafficking Tuesday shared success stories and urged more funding for global rehabilitation projects.
Panellists said this at a high-level meeting organised by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on the sidelines of the 13th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at the Qatar National Convention Centre.
UNVTF Chair Benita Ferrero-Waldner who chaired the meeting, in her opening remarks, said "The objective of this discussion is to highlight major achievements of the trust fund and its challenges in the first five years of its existence.
"The event today stresses the importance of assisting victims of human trafficking not only as a humanitarian act, but a very necessary part of the overall fight against this issue."
The main challenges UNVTF faces is maintaining increased and sustained financial support from UN member states, she said.
UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov, UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons Maria Grazia Giammarinaro and civil society representatives spoke at the event.
Introducing the trust fund Fedotov said, "It helps victims to become tomorrow’s survivors, enabling them to reclaim their dignity and rebuild their lives."
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