A/HRC/14/32 I. Introduction 1. In her first report to the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur indicated her intention to enhance cooperation with international and regional mechanisms as one of her main strategies. In this context, the present report by the Special Rapporteur is an analysis of the current activities undertaken by regional and subregional organizations in the fight against trafficking in persons, with the intention of highlighting good practices and initiatives that promote a human rights-based approach to combating human trafficking. 2. While the role of international organizations in mobilizing efforts to fight trafficking is better known, for example as a result of the joint work they undertake under the umbrella of the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UNGIFT), the contribution of regional and subregional mechanisms in combating trafficking has received less attention. However, the Special Rapporteur is convinced that they play a key role in providing a response that is both multilateral and sufficiently close to countries’ realities and specificities within a certain region. 3. In order to prepare this report, the Special Rapporteur sent letters requesting information to the relevant regional mechanisms. She wishes to thank the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Bali Process, the Council of Europe (CoE), the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT), the League of Arab States (LAS), the Economic Commission for Africa, the Economic Commission for Latin America, the European Union (EU), the Nordic Council, the Organization of American States (OAS), the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for the responses received. She regrets not having yet received a response from the Andean Community of Nations (CAN), the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the African Union (AU), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Economic Commission for Europe, the Economic Community for Central African States (ECCAS), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, the International Organization of la Francophonie, the Mercado Común del Sur (MERCOSUR), the Organization for Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the Southern Africa Development Community. She remains interested in receiving information from these organizations. 4. After a brief description of the activities the Special Rapporteur has undertaken from March 2009 until March 2010, the present report describes the main existing regional and subregional anti-trafficking cooperation mechanisms around the world. It thereafter highlights their main achievements and main challenges, and provides a number of recommendations in conclusion. II. Activities carried out by the Special Rapporteur 5. With regard to the activities carried out from April to August 2009, the Special Rapporteur makes reference to her latest report to the General Assembly, which includes detailed information (A/64/290, 12 August 2009). Her activities from September 2009 onward are briefly outlined here below. 6. From 9 to 10 September 2009, the Special Rapporteur participated in a high-level panel at the Group of Eight (G-8) International Conference on Violence against Women, GE.10-13211 3