India has ratified the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation(SAARC) Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution. The Regional Task Force of SAARC for implementation of the SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution met for the first time in New Delhi on 26 June 2007 in New Delhi, second time in July 2008 and third time on 28-29 May 2009 at Shimla. The main achievement of this conference has been the adoption of the SOP on Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution by all SAARC Member States. During the Special Session of RTF for implementation of the SAARC Convention at Kathmandu in April, 2010 decision has been taken regarding Uniform Toll Free number for women and children. Fourth Meeting of the Regional Task Force was held in Kabul, Afghanistan from 25-26 November 2011. Fifth meeting of the RTF was held in Paro, Bhutan from 11-12 April 2013. As offered in Fifth Meeting of the Regional Task Force to implement the SAARC Convention, a study tour for SAARC Member countries was conducted from 18-22nd November, 2013 to learn from the experiences of the Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) established in various districts of the country. Representatives of Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Afghanistan participated in the study tour. Ministry of Home Affairs partnered the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's South Asia Regional Conference on the UN's Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN-GIFT), which was held in New Delhi on 10 and 11 October 2007. The Compendium of Best Practices was released on this occasion and has been circulated to all the State Governments and UT Administrations for information and appropriate use. India also participated in the Vienna Forum of the UN GIFT programme, held in February 2008, and the delegation led by Minister of State, MWCD included representatives from Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Government of India, National review on Beijing +20, 2015, pages 18-19.

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