COMMIT គំនិតផ្ដួចផ្ដើមរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីមេគង្គប្រឆាំងអំពើជួញដូរដោយមានការសម្របសម្រួលគ្នា

The United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking in the Greater-Mekong Sub- region (UNIAP) was established in 2000 to facilitate better coordination amongst counter- trafficking agencies, supported by improved information on trafficking trends and the efficacy of responses. Phase I (2000-2003) promoted critical analysis, built linkages between agencies and supported small-scale pilot initiatives to address emerging issues. Phase II (2003-2006), originally seen as a consolidation phase, greatly exceeded its original goal by facilitating the development of a sub-regional Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the governments of the six GMS states (Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam), accompanied by a Sub-regional Plan of Action (SPA I) to operationalise the agreement. This process, known as the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT, to which UNIAP is the Secretariat), provides a sub- regional institutional framework for counter-trafficking initiatives that has high-level political backing. Phase III (January 2007 – November 2010) essentially aims at further consolidation and institutionalisation of existing initiatives, complemented by a ‘research and development’ role. It has four Objectives:

Objective 1: Services to Governments. To support Governments in the institutionalization of effective multi-sectoral approaches to combat trafficking.

Objective 2: Services to UN Partners. To maximize the UN’s contribution to the overall anti-trafficking response, including the COMMIT process.

Objective 3: Services to the anti-trafficking sector in general, including donors. To facilitate optimal allocation and targeting of anti-trafficking resources.

Objective 4: Special Projects. To continue to play a catalytic role in the anti-trafficking response by identifying and supporting special projects to address new and emerging issues and opportunities.

UNIAP is managed from a Project Management Office (PMO) in Bangkok, with Country Offices (COs) in the capitals of the six GMS states.

UNIAP Phase III (2007-2010) Mid-Term Evaluation Report - March 2009