Make human trafficking “a real priority” urges UN chief by United Nations News published on 2017-09-27T17:34:32Z The scourge of human trafficking needs to become “a real priority for international cooperation,” the UN Secretary-General urged on Wednesday. The plea from António Guterres came as the General Assembly adopted a new Political Declaration to fight trafficking in persons, during a high-level meeting in New York. The two-day meeting to appraise the UN Global Plan of Action over the issue, heard moving testimony during the opening session, from a victim of human trafficking who said survivors needed to hear the UN was on their side. Matt Wells reports. Duration; 2'56" Genre News & Politics
