LONDON, April 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech:
Thank you, moderator, and to the panellists for such insightful presentations.
The UK recognises that prevention is the cornerstone of an effective response to modern slavery and human trafficking.
As we have heard from our panel, it's clear that crises - whether man-made, such as that caused by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine - or those caused by natural disasters or by climate change - exacerbate the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking taking place.
We have heard during this session about the challenges faced by individual people in vulnerable circumstances, including women and children. Over the past 10 years the UK's fla...