United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Decides to establish the UN Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery; the purposes of the Fund shall be to assist representatives of non-governmental organizations dealing with issues of contemporary forms of slavery, to participate in the deliberations of the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery by providing them with financial assistance and, to extend humanitarian, legal and financial aid to individuals whose human rights have been severely violated as a result of contemporary forms of slavery; funding shall be obtained by means of voluntary contributions from Governments, non-governmental organizations and other private or public entities; the only beneficiaries from the Fund shall be: (i) representatives from non-governmental organizations dealing with issues of contemporary forms of slavery and (ii) individuals whose human rights have been severely violated as a result of contemporary forms of slavery and who are so considered by the Board of Trustees; the fund shall be administered in accordance with the Financial Regulations and Rules of UN with the advice of a Board of Trustees composed of 5 persons with relevant experience in the field of human rights and contemporary forms of slavery in particular, who will serve in their personal capacity; appeals to all Governments to respond favourably to requests for contributions to the Fund.

Adopted without vote, 75th meeting

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Adopted at the 75th plenary meeting, 17 Dec. 1991.