National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2023

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 10510 of December 30, 2022

National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2023

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Around the world, human trafficking has stripped nearly
25 million people of their safety, dignity, and
liberty--disproportionately affecting historically
underserved and marginalized communities. During
National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we
reaffirm our commitment to ending this inhumane and
immoral practice in all its forms. And as we bring
perpetrators to justice, we renew our pledge to help
survivors recover and rebuild their lives.

That is why, last year, my Administration released a
National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking, which
helps to prevent trafficking, prosecute perpetrators,
and protect survivors. Consistent with this strategy,
agencies across the Federal Government are working to
combat human trafficking, conduct research to better
address its root causes, and strengthen survivors'
access to services, including affordable housing and
trauma-informed care. Through the reauthorization of
the Violence Against Women Act, we have expanded the
recognition of Tribal courts' jurisdiction over non-
Native sex traffickers on Tribal lands. And we have
created a new unit within the Bureau of Indian Affairs
that can help investigate human trafficking as an
underlying cause of missing and murdered American
Indians and Alaska Natives.

Human trafficking is a challenge that transcends
borders, so the Department of State and United States
Agency for International Development have partnered
with allies across the globe to detect human
trafficking, connect victims with supportive services,
and strengthen accountability. In 2021, I signed into
law the bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
to prevent goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of
China from being imported to the United States.
Throughout all of this work, we are listening to and
highlighting the voices of survivors--particularly
members of racial and ethnic minorities, women and
girls, the LGBTQI+ community, migrants, and other
disproportionately affected groups--and we will
continue to ensure that survivors are treated with
dignity and respect.

We all have an important role to play in preventing
human tracking and protecting victims. This month, I
encourage Americans to learn more about the signs of
human trafficking and share the National Human
Trafficking Hotline (1-888-373-7888)--an important
resource to report a tip or ask for help. Together, we
can combat human trafficking and its cruel
consequences--creating a safer, freer, and more just
world for everyone.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 2023
as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. I call
upon businesses, civil society organizations,
communities of faith, families, and all Americans to
recognize the vital role we play in combating human
trafficking and to observe this month with appropriate
programs and activities aimed at preventing all forms
of human trafficking.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirtieth day of December, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.