Washington: India on Monday (local time), during an open debate at the UN Security Council (UNSC), committed to applying its international obligations regarding illegal trade in small arms.
“Participating in the Unsc Open debate about the ‘impact of transferring and trade in peace and security’ organized by the Mexican Presidency.
India is fully committed to implementing its international obligations on illegal trade in small arms,” said Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Indian government secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs in twitter.
Bhattacharyya tweeted after speaking at a two-day high-level meeting to review the progress in implementing the UN global action plan to fight trade in people, adopted by the General Assembly in July 2010.
Abdulla Shahid, the President of the UN General Assembly said about Monday saying that the Covid-19 pandemic had worsened Factors that encourage human trafficking such as poverty, unemployment and gender-based violence.
Shahid said the ongoing pandemic had left trading survivors with less support, while the countries had weakened in their ability to identify and hold the responsibility of the perpetrators.
“It is very important that the global community contagated its efforts to recover better than a pandemic and build a formidable community,” he told member members.
“This includes getting more research, data, and analysis of how this crime is done, how it develops, and who is targeting and impacting.
This will allow us to make better decisions about preventive steps and responses.” People of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities can be a prey of human trafficking, which are related to crimes such as the flow of prohibited money, the use of fraudulent travel documents and Cybercrime, UN News reports.
Ghada Waly, Executive Director at the United Nations Office on drugs and crime (UNODC), explained that vulnerabilities have increased during pandemics because of locking, livelihood learning disorders.
“The Covid crisis has seized many victims of access to important services,” he said in previous recorded messages.
“More time spent online also causes more exploitation, and for technology abuse”.
UN Deputy General Deputy General Amina Mohammed shows that women and girls are targeted to be disproportionately for human trafficking.
At the Open UNSC debate, India is committed to international obligations about illegal trade in weapons
