37- وقال ممثل مفوضية الأمم المتحدة لشؤون اللاجئين إن اهتمام المفوضية في هذه المناقشة ينطبق على جانبين: أولا، تعرّض اللاجئين لخطر الاتجار بالأشخاص لأن أغلبيتهم نساء وأطفال ليست لهم في معظم الأحيان أسر أو انفصلوا عن أسرهم عند فرارهم.
The representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees described the interest of the Office in the debate as being twofold: firstly, to examine the exposure of refugees to the risk of being trafficked, as most refugee women and children were often without, or became separated from, family members during flight, and in such general situations of insecurity and lawlessness became vulnerable targets for trafficking rings; secondly, to view trafficking as a form of persecution underpinning refugee recognition.