The French Republic \

BRAILAMUN 2023
Committee: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Topic : Combating and Preventing trafficking of human organs

Introduction
By trafficking of human organs we understand the recruitment, transportation, transfer,
harbouring or receipt of persons for the purpose of the removal of their organs.The most
frequent methods used by people include threat or use of force or other forms of coercion,
abduction, fraud, deception, unjust use of power or taking advantage of soemone’s
vulnerability and giving or receiving benefits to achieve the consent of a person having
control over another person for the purpose of exploitation. The trafficking in human organs,
tissues and cells is a problem of global proportions that violates basic human rights and constitutes a
direct threat, because of the violation of human rights, public health concearns, ethical issues, criminal
activity, and the shortage of organs transplants. Organ trafficking is only one side of human
trafficking in general, so this issue needs to be looked at holistically. This problem is still an
international issue in the times we live in because of the huge discrepancy between countries and the
problems still existing in developed countries, which should ensure total security, but even in
countries like France this kind of crime still happens.

Past Actions
The long and varied history of international documents on trafficking reflects the difficulties
of the international community in reaching consensus and achieving to reach a broad
understanding. The history begins with the International Agreement for the Suppression of
the White Slave Trade dating back to 1904 and continues to the present day.Since the 1980s,
the Council of Europe has been actively involved in combating trafficking in human beings,
which has been linked to a number of problems that have been a major concern for the
EU.The Council of Europe has come up with several initiatives in this area: it has, for
example, developed relevant legal instruments and strategies, carried out studies and
monitoring actions, developed legal and technical cooperation.. So, at the interantional level
we can observe a general concern about this topic.But what has The Franch Republic did
until now? France signed the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human
Organs.It brought the number of States signatories to 16 from which 9 have already ratified
the Treaty. Recourse to organ trafficking by French patients remains a very marginal practice,
according to the annual survey of the Biomedicine Agency published in its 2009 activity
report.In 2009, among the responses from 211 dialysis centres (out of 354 requested) and 21
transplant teams (out of 46 requested), there were four patients transplanted abroad and
followed up in France, three of whom declared having paid the donor."These results confirm
that this practice, although not non-existent, remains very marginal in France", the agency
notes in its report.

The Council of Europe continues to follow these issues closely, the agency said. Anonymous
surveys similar to the one carried out in France were also conducted in member states in
March 2008. With only a quarter of the countries participating, which compromises the
representativeness of the results, 69 cases were identified between 2000 and 2008 and five in
2008.

Stance

We, the French Republic, are strongly opposed to trafficking in human organs and we are
committed to preventing and combatting this heinous crime. The French government has
implemented various measures to prevent organ trafficking, including legislation that
criminalizes the purchase and sale of organs and the establishment of a national agency
responsible for monitoring and regulating organ donations.France is also a party to the United
Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, which includes a protocol on
trafficking in persons, and has signed and ratified the Council of Europe Convention against
Trafficking in Human Organs.In addition, France actively participates in international efforts
to combat organ trafficking, including through its support of the World Health Organization's
Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation, and its collaboration with other
countries and organizations to promote ethical and transparent practices in organ donation
and transplantation.France was among the founding countries of the European Union and an
active player in the United Nations framework.It is a democratic country, currently with a
liberal party in government and has always had a progressive stance, which has encouraged
and even started discussions on organ trafficking. The French Republic has a firm position on
the condemnation and prevention of organ trafficking.The French government has always
sought to improve the safety of the medical and legal system so that there are as few cases as
possible.This being sad, France is completely against crimes and such and is looking forward
as always to find relevant solutions.

Solutions
One of the main solutions in the French perspective is to strengthen legal and regulatory
frameworks to prevent and combat human organ trafficking. The country has adopted laws
and regulations that criminalize trafficking in human organs, including the Law of Bioethics
which regulates organ transplantation, and the Penal Code which criminalizes the sale and
purchase of organs.In addition, France has implemented measures to improve the detection
and prosecution of organ trafficking, such as strengthening international cooperation and
exchanging information with other countries and law enforcement agencies. The country has
also increased efforts to raise awareness and provide education to the public and healthcare
professionals about the risks and consequences of organ trafficking.Another important
solution is to promote ethical and transparent organ donation practices. France has developed
a national organ donation and transplantation system, which operates on the principle of
altruistic donation and prohibits any financial transactions related to organ donation or
transplantation. The country also promotes the use of deceased donors and encourages the
public to sign up as organ donors.And probabily one of the most drastical solutions is to
sanction and obligate certain countries like China, India, Iran, Korea to take urgent measures
in countries where organ trafficking reaches alarming levels.Finally, France is committed to
addressing the root causes of organ trafficking, such as poverty, inequality, and the lack of
access to healthcare. Our country has implemented social policies to reduce poverty and
inequality and increase access to healthcare, which can help reduce the demand for organ
trafficking.Overall, France's approach to combating human organ trafficking involves a
combination of legal, regulatory, law enforcement, ethical, and social measures aimed at
preventing, detecting, and prosecuting trafficking, promoting ethical organ donation
practices, and addressing the underlying causes of this crime.

Conclusions
To sum up we believe in a world where we are not afraid to leave our children alone or leave
the house because we may be kidnapped and thrown on the red market. The solutions must be
implemented as soon as possible, because even a single stolen kidney represents an insecurity
of this committee and indicates our incompetence as representatives in doing our job in the
face of a crime which violates the most basic rights of the human species.

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