A/HRC/10/64 page 4 5. In December 2008, the General Assembly adopted two resolutions aimed at strengthening the international efforts to prevent trafficking and to protect the victims of trafficking, especially women and girls: resolutions 63/156 entitled “Trafficking in women and girls” and 63/194 entitled “Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons”. 6. In the last two years the Secretary-General has presented a number of reports to the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, which deal with human trafficking and contain recommendations to prevent trafficking and protect the human rights of victims.2 For example, the fourth report of the Secretary-General on trafficking in women and girls (A/63/215), published on 4 August 2008, highlights the fact that a comprehensive, multidisciplinary and gender sensitive approach, which includes all relevant stakeholders, is necessary to make progress in preventing and combating trafficking in women and girls. The report of the Secretary-General on the elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child (E/CN.6/2007/2) drew attention to the discrimination and violence, including trafficking, that girls are subjected to during conflict and post-conflict situations. 7. The report of the Secretary-General on improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons (A/63/90), published on 3 July 2008, reasserted that the General Assembly plays an important role in coordinating international action against human trafficking and facilitating the effective implementation of both the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (the Palermo Protocol) and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. 8. In the in-depth study by the Secretary-General on all forms of violence against women,3 trafficking in women was addressed as one of the forms of violence against women. Several recommendations in the 2006 Secretary-General’s study on violence against children relate to trafficking of children and suggest measures to reduce risk factors, strengthen victim services, and enhance support to high-risk individuals and families.4 2. Major initiatives and meetings 9. As a key element of the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT), the first-ever global forum to fight human trafficking was organized in Vienna from 13 to 15 February 2008. The Vienna Forum drew over 1,600 participants from over 130 countries. Within the three themes of vulnerability, impact and action, the Forum contextualized the various dimensions of human trafficking and its relation to security, development and human rights. The event was preceded by a parliamentary forum, organized in partnership with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which encouraged members of parliament to discuss concrete measures and good practices, and the launch of the Women Leaders’ Council brought together women leaders from around the world. 2 See A/63/90, A/63/99, A/63/215, E/CN.6/2007/2. 3 A/61/122/Add.1 and Corr.1. 4 A/61/299 and www.violencestudy.org.