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372 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime“(a) Appropriate housing;“(b) Counselling and information, in a language that the trafficked persons canunderstand, in particular as regards their legal rights;“(c) Medical, psychological and economic assistance; and“(d) Employment, educational and training opportunities.“4. States Parties shall take into account, in applying the provisions of thisarticle, the special requirements of children, including appropriate housing, educationand care.“5. States Parties shall endeavour to provide for the physical safety of victimsof crimes covered by this Protocol while they are within their territories.“6. States Parties shall ensure that their legal frameworks provide for measuresthat offer victims of trafficking in persons the possibility of obtaining compensationfor damage suffered.”Notes by the Secretariat5. At its eleventh session, the Ad Hoc Committee considered, finalized and approvedarticle 4, as amended on the basis of two proposals, submitted by Mexico (A/AC.254/L.239)and Azerbaijan (see A/AC.254/5/Add.36). The first proposal focused on paragraph 3 ofthe article and the second on paragraph 4. The last amendments are reflected in the finaltext of the protocol, as included in the report of the Ad Hoc Committee (A/55/383, sect. IV,draft resolution, annex II), that was submitted to the General Assembly for adoptionpursuant to resolution 54/126 of 17 December 1999.B. Approved text adopted by the General Assembly(see resolution 55/25, annex II)II. Protection of victims of trafficking in personsArticle 6Assistance to and protection of victims of trafficking in persons1. In appropriate cases and to the extent possible under its domestic law,each State Party shall protect the privacy and identity of victims of trafficking inpersons, including, inter alia, by making legal proceedings relating to suchtrafficking confidential.2. Each State Party shall ensure that its domestic legal or administrativesystem contains measures that provide to victims of trafficking in persons, inappropriate cases:(a) Information on relevant court and administrative proceedings;(b) Assistance to enable their views and concerns to be presented andconsidered at appropriate stages of criminal proceedings against offenders, in amanner not prejudicial to the rights of the defence.3. Each State Party shall consider implementing measures to provide forthe physical, psychological and social recovery of victims of trafficking in persons,