Articles 1 and 2 state in part, Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. The Global Fund was created to support women's efforts to protect their human rights. We strongly believe that no one should be coerced or forced into any activity or situation against their will. In that context, the Global Fund makes grants to groups working to end the global trafficking of women and girls. Trafficking is defined as the movement of persons across borders by force, trickery, or coercion with the intent of placing them in forced work situations including prostitution, factory work and even slavery.
Prostitution is defined as the practice of exchanging sexual favors for monetary compensation.
Although some sex workers enter prostitution by way of trafficking, many also take on sex work for other reasons. The Global Fund respects every woman's personal and occupational decisions, and believes in the protection of women's economic rights. Therefore, we support associations of sex workers and prostitutes' rights groups working to end the severe discrimination and abuse they face. The workshop, which was funded by the Global Fund, brought together women from throughout Asia to discuss strategies for improving the human rights situation for sex workers in their respective countries. Participants came from Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Bangladesh, and Japan.