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    The representative urges CSW58 to take immediate action to implement the Millennium Development Goals, especially goals 3 and 5, to promote gender equality and empower women, and combat HIV/AIDS. Changes to laws and policies addressing trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of women and girls, including prostitution, pornography, internet bride industry, and sex tourism are necessary. The commercial sex industry exploits and harms vulnerable women and girls. Governments must increase support for victims, develop exit strategies, and educate the public to prevent victimization and eliminate demand for commercial sex.

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    The representative urges CSW58 to take immediate action to implement the Millennium Development Goals, especially goals 3 and 5, to promote gender equality and empower women, and combat HIV/AIDS. Changes to laws and policies addressing trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of women and girls, including prostitution, pornography, internet bride industry, and sex tourism are necessary. The commercial sex industry exploits and harms vulnerable women and girls. Governments must increase support for victims, develop exit strategies, and educate the public to prevent victimization and eliminate demand for commercial sex.

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    Coalition Against Trafficking in Women. We Respectfully Take The Floor To Urge Immediate

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    Commission on the Status of Women, Fifty-Eighth Session, 2014 To the honorable CSW58 re resentati!

    es" #y name is Katerina Grebenshchikova from the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women. We res e$tfully ta%e the floor to urge imme&iate a$tion to im lement the #illennium 'e!elo ment (oals )*#'(s+,, arti$ularly #'( - to romote gen&er e.uality an& em o/er /omen an& #'( 0 to $ombat 123452'S" 2n or&er to ma%e rogress to/ar& these goals, $hanges in la/s an& oli$ies a&&ressing traffi$%ing an& $ommer$ial se6ual e6 loitation of /omen an& girls, in$lu&ing rostitution, ornogra hy, the 2nternet bri&e in&ustry, an& se6 tourism are ne$essary" The $ommer$ial se6ual e6 loitation of /omen an& girls is a signifi$ant barrier to a$hie!ing gen&er e.uality" The 7nite& 8ations re$ogni9es that #'(s are inter$onne$te& an& that rogress on #'( - is a %eystone to a$hie!ing ro&u$ti!e em loyment an& &e$ent /or% un&er #'( 1" The $ommer$ial se6 in&ustry, sustaine& through rofits from the traffi$%ing an& e6 loitation of the most !ulnerable /omen an& girls, must not an& $annot be $ategori9e& as *&e$ent /or%"+ :rostitution is not *se6 /or%+, a term use& in an effort to saniti9e the se6 in&ustry;s inherent an& er!asi!e !iolen$e, se6ual harassment, se6ual assault an& ra e" #yria& re orts in&i$ate that entry into the $ommer$ial se6 tra&e, in$lu&ing rostitution, o$$urs /hen a girl is a minor" Therefore, her !i$timi9ation, the harm an& abuse of o/er e6erte& o!er her &oes not en& /hen she rea$hes the age of 18" She &oes not mira$ulously be$ome a *!oluntary /or%er+ in the se6 tra&e" The !iolen$e an& &is$rimination she suffers remains inta$t" 2n many $ountries, /omen an& girls bear the /eight of res onsibility for re!ention of the s rea& of 123452'S &es ite ha!ing little, if any, &e$ision-ma%ing o/er o!er /ith /hom, /hether an& /hen to engage in se6ual relations" #en must share in the res onsibility for en&ing this form of gen&er-base& !iolen$e by hel ing to eliminate &eman& for $ommer$ial se6" (o!ernments must in$rease su ort an& ser!i$es for !i$tims, &e!elo meaningful e6it strategies, an& initiate ubli$ e&u$ation $am aigns aime& at re!enting !i$timi9ation an& eliminating &eman&" (o!ernments must $reate an& enfor$e effe$ti!e la/s against traffi$%ing an& the $ommer$ial se6ual e6 loitation of girls an& /omen in full a$$or&an$e /ith the :alermo :roto$ol, the 1<4< Con!ention for the Su ression of the Traffi$ in :ersons an& of the E6 loitation of the :rostitution of =thers , CEDAW,
    and other international instruments.

    The im erati!e for the 7nite& 8ations an& its #ember States is to rote$t the human rights an& ensure the &ignity of all /omen an& girls, in$lu&ing those bought an& sol& in the $ommer$ial se6 in&ustry" Than% you for gi!ing us the o ortunity to resent this statement"

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