At the Third Committee of the 69th Session of the General Assembly, the Maldives emphasised the need for international support and cooperation against the spread of criminal activity, including human and drug trafficking, across its borders. Speaking at the Committee, Ambassador Sareer stated that "being incredibly porous, the Maldives is at risk of becoming a transit State for transnational crimes such as human and drug trafficking". These transnational crimes pose a threat to peace and security as well as to the human rights and social development of its people, it was noted.
The Maldives has used its limited resources to put an end to transnational crime at the domestic and international level. In its statement, the Maldives described its recent achievements in implementing its obligations as a party to the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organised Crime, such as the work of the Maldives Police Service in coordination with INTERPOL. To stop the course of human trafficking through or to the country, the Government of the Maldives has adopted a multi-sectoral action plan and enacted a new Anti-Human Trafficking Act. The Maldives called for the international community to work together to implement targeted, international solutions, which protect the rights of victims of trafficking while clamping down on perpetrators.
