The Multistakeholder Pledge: Protection for refugees and migrants at risk of or affected by trafficking in persons aims at enhancing protection for asylum-seekers, refugees, stateless persons and migrants at risk or affected by trafficking in persons, thus supporting the overarching objectives of the Global Compact for Refugees.

 more information on the pledge here 

It aligns with the Key Recommendations and Follow-Up Actions of the 2021 High-Level Officials Meeting (HLOM), in particular with Recommendation 2, entitled 'Enhance access to international protection'. This pledge contributes towards SDGs 5, 8, 10 and 16, and upholding the rights of trafficked persons. Furthermore, given that anti-trafficking is a thematic area of commonality between the Global Compact on Refugees and the Global Compact on Migration, when pledging for the GCR, States and stakeholders may submit similar pledges under the Global Compact for Migration in line with Objective 10 and vice versa.

It aims to enhance access to protection, asylum, and solutions for asylum-seekers, refugees, stateless persons, and migrants, who are victims of trafficking or at risk of being trafficked, including through increased scope of and access to protection services to mitigate trafficking risks and respond to the needs of victims, and through strengthening referral mechanisms, including those between asylum and the anti-trafficking systems. Expanding protection and assistance services will also benefit returnees and host communities.

Click in the button below and obtain an overview of the measures to draw from to articulate specific pledges and contribute to achieving positive impacts for asylum-seekers, refugees, stateless persons, migrants, returnees or host communities at risk or affected by trafficking:

Consult the pledging guidance here!

Contact details

Jacopo Giorgi, Senior Legal Officer, UNHCR - giorgij@unuhcr.org;
Liliana Sorrentino, Legal Officer, UNHCR - sorrentl@unhcr.org