49th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Africa Regional Conference

I attended the 49th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Africa Regional Conference under the theme 'The Role of African Parliaments in Fostering National and Regional Security', in Gaborone, Botswana from 13th-22nd August 2018.

I delivered a speech on the topic, 'Parliamentary Agenda for Combating Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery in Africa and the Promotion of Human Rights' with a clarion call on African Parliaments and Governments to accede to all International Protocols and Treaties by enacting and enforcing legislation to prevent and punish perpetrators and combat the scourge of human trafficking. Human Trafficking is a serious human rights and security issue.

According to the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, the most common form of Trafficking is sexual exploitation and it constitutes 79% of all trafficking cases. The victims of sexual exploitation are predominantly women and girls. Other forms are forced labour which constitutes 18%. The statistics on annual trafficked persons is around 2.5million with 20% of the trafficked victims being children.

I was honoured to be appointed as the Chairperson of the Resolutions Committee of the 49th CPA-Africa Conference.

Source: Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo