Vietnam pledges to strengthen coordination with the United Nations (UN) to implement the declaration on the UN global action plan to end human trafficking.

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, made the assertion at a meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 27-28.

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN

She extolled the adoption of the declaration at the meeting and called for stronger international cooperation in the field.

Human trafficking is a crime, a violation of human rights and human dignity, which poses serious threats to peace, security and development, Nga stressed.

Vietnam condemns and resolutely combats trafficking, especially of women and children, as well as cross-border crimes via policies and measures to prevent, prosecute, judge and punish perpetrators and support victims, she affirmed.

VNA