A/HRC/32/41 (e) Cooperate with Government and actors involved in the short- and longterm response to conflict, including with respect to the social integration of victims of trafficking in persons. Recommendations in relation to protection of children from trafficking in persons 66. States hosting, among persons fleeing conflict, children who may have been or are at risk of being victims of trafficking in persons should: (a) Prevent trafficking in persons, especially targeting unaccompanied children such as orphans, children left behind by parents fleeing conflict and children moving alone to flee conflict areas, in cooperation with national civil society organizations, United Nations agencies and programmes and international organizations; (b) Adopt proactive measures to protect children caught in conflict that are based on the best interest of the child and in line with international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law, when indications of child trafficking or risk of child trafficking are identified; (c) Recognize the specific vulnerability of trafficked girls or potential victims of trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation in conflict and post-conflict situations and take measure to reduce the vulnerabilities; (d) Ban administrative detention of children, in particular but not only for violations of immigration laws and regulations; (e) Ensure that trafficked children and other trafficked persons are not detained, prosecuted or punished for violations of immigration laws or for unlawful activities they are involved in as a direct consequence of their situation as trafficked persons. 67. The United Nations should ensure that child trafficking is linked to the six grave violations and abuses against children.43 Such violations should be taken into consideration as a ground on which to bar countries repeatedly listed in the annual reports of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict as being involved in those violations from contributing troops to United Nations operations. Recommendations for strengthening responses to address trafficking of women and girls for purposes of sexual exploitation in conflict and post-conflict situations 68. All States, whether a source, transit or destination country of women and girls trafficked for sexual exploitation in conflict and-post conflict areas, should: (a) Recognize and address the vulnerability of women and girls fleeing conflict to trafficking for sexual exploitation, whether in refugee/internally displaced persons camps or at the hands of the military, extremist groups or family members; (b) Prevent early marriages, whether in refugee/internally displaced persons camps or in the society of the host country; (c) Prevent and prosecute all forms of trafficking of women and girls for temporary, forced and/or servile marriages; 43 See Security Council resolution 1612(2005) and https://childrenandarmedconflict.un.org/effects-ofconflict/six-grave-violations/. 19

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