• Announcement 2 • International Standards on Human Trafficking: Implementation Strategy of Korea Young-Nim YOU, Director (Durebang) Introduction I would like to thanks members of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea for selecting me as one of the presenters. Working as an activist for a group dealing with victims on a daily basis, I work with them, listen to them and think of ways to give them support in a smarter way. This is a blessing as I get to meet them in person not indirectly from writing but at the same time it brings pain. As it is highly evident that a wrong or inappropriate policy could have a serious affect on their lives and that such experience could put their lives in peril and have continuously adverse effect. The United Nations has had interest on the issue of human trafficking and is active around the globe. I do not have any shred of doubt that such efforts give comfort to many women, children, and the poor people in the less developed countries who could potentially be victims of the hideous crime. I sincerely hope today’s Conference can be an opportunity to gather collective wisdom to minimize the victims, and to provide at least a minimum safety net to those who have already fallen victim to. Because of physical limitations that I have to work under, I regret that I cannot represent the overall picture of human trafficking in Korea. I will focus on victims of human trafficking and of sexual exploitation. International Standards on Human Trafficking: Implementation Strategy of Korea ❙ 31