Bahrain backs global fight against trafficking in persons | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

Bahrain backs global fight against trafficking in persons | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

Bahrain attaches great importance to supporting all efforts that aim to combat trafficking in persons by following international standards and issuing relevant laws and regulations. This was emphasised by the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador Jamal Faris Al Rowaie, as he delivered a speech yesterday at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the evaluation of the United Nations Global Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons, which was held at the UN Headquarters. Ambassador Al Rowaie noted that under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and thanks to the follow-up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the Kingdom is making significant achievements in containing this global problem. He reviewed the efforts of the Kingdom to maintain its position in the Tier 1 category for the fourth year in a row in the report issued by the US Department of State in the field of combating trafficking in persons. He noted in this regard the issuance of Law No. (1) of 2008 regarding combating trafficking in persons, the establishment of the National Referral Mechanism