PEOPLE SMUGGLING, TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

AND RELATED TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

Public documents

Australia and Indonesia initiated the Bali Process in 2002 through the convening of a regional ministerial conference on people smuggling, trafficking in persons and related transnational crimes. The objective of the Conference was to develop a framework for international cooperation in dealing with the issues of illegal and irregular migrants. The first Bali Conference agreed to establish two Ad Hoc Experts? Groups (AHEG), coordinated by the Governments of New Zealand and Thailand respectively. Ad Hoc Experts? Group I was established to promote regional and international cooperation, while the mandate of Ad Hoc Experts? Group II was to assist States to strengthen policy making, legislative arrangements and law enforcement practices.

While the Bali Process is mainly a governmental forum, UNHCR is committed to actively follow-up on this process in the region under the guidance of the UNHCR Department of International Protection. This website therefore focuses on UNHCR's input to the process. Further information can be found on the Bali Ministerial Conference Website (see link below), which has been set up by IOM which also participated with UNHCR in the Conference.

UNHCR Documents

 Co-Chairs' Statement (Bali I)

 Co-operation on irregular movements

 Report of AHEG I

 High Commissioner's Statement

 Report of AHEG II

 Report on "Best Practices" Workshop

 Plan of Action AHEG I

 Press Release 28 March 2003

 Plan of Action AHEG II

 Note on Preparatory Meeting (Bali II)

 Co-Chairs' Statement (Bali II)

 Note on Bali II

 Steering Group meeting 5 June 2003

List of Contacts | Bali Ministerial Conference Website | UNHCR website