3.3 Recognizing that trafficking in persons has wide harmful effects on economic, social, and political aspects which impede development of the region and is considered to be a violation of human rights and an affront to human dignity, we intend to intensify cooperation to eradicate trafficking in persons in all aspects such as prevention, law enforcement, protection of victims and partnership through:
(i) Raising public awareness to prevent trafficking in persons
(ii) Strengthening the law enforcement capabilities including through training, exchange of information and capacity building programs for police, immigration officers, coast guards as well as prosecutors in order to increase early identification of victims and prosecution of traffickers
(iii) Enhancing the protection and assistance of victims including through reinforcing sheltering function, psychological or medical care, repatriation of victims
(iv) Developing partnerships to address the underlying socioeconomic factors in the region that help contribute to the problem of trafficking in persons