Statement of Germany at the March 15 Debate on Forced Labour
Protection SGBV
Women and children are particularly vulnerable to this risk; they make up, in fact, 79 per cent of all detected trafficking victims. We must follow a comprehensive, multidisciplinary and cross-border approach. We must increase synergies among United Nations agencies and develop a comprehensive joint United Nations response that includes the Special Representatives of the Secretary- General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and on Children and Armed Conflict. On a more general note, in 2016, we passed legislation to strengthen the protection of women and children.
Displacement
We also started an initiative with the United Nations Children’s Fund and multiple national partners to protect those staying in refugee accommodations — in particular women and children — from violence, including trafficking.