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392 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime“(b) Establish methods for systematic gathering of data and promotion of researchto determine the modus operandi of international trafficking in women and children;“(c) Encourage, within the private sector, the setting up of professional associations,foundations, non-governmental organizations and research institutes concernedwith the problem of international trafficking in women and children;“(d) Promote the establishment of programmes of victim assistance that provide,inter alia, for temporary housing, psychological, medical and legal support andthe safe return of the victims to their country of origin in cases where not arrangedby that country;“(e) Distribute information relating to the different forms of international traffickingin women and children and undertake programmed actions to combat suchtrafficking.”Second session: 8-12 March 1999Argentina and United States of America (A/AC.254/4/Add.3/Rev.1)“Article 12“Prevention of trafficking“1. Each State Party shall consider establishing social policies and programmesto prevent:“(a) Trafficking in [women and children] [persons]; and“(b) The revictimization of trafficked [women and children] [persons, in particularwomen and children].“2. States Parties [shall] [shall endeavour to] :“(a) [Endeavour to] 1 Undertake, including through non-governmental organizations,information campaigns and programmes to generate public awareness of thegravity of offences relating to international trafficking in [women and children] [persons].Such programmes should include information on potential victims, causes andconsequences of trafficking, penalties for unlawful acts and the risks that such offencesrepresent to the life and health of the victims;“(b) Establish methods for gathering data and promote research to determinethe modus operandi of international trafficking in [women and children] [persons];“(c) Encourage, within the private sector, the establishment of professional associations,foundations, non-governmental organizations and research institutes concernedwith the problem of international trafficking in [women and children][persons]; and“(d) Disseminate information relating to the different forms of international traffickingin [women and children] [persons] and undertake programmed actions to combatsuch trafficking.“3. States Parties [shall] 1 [are encouraged to] 2 provide the Secretary-Generalof the United Nations with a list of non-governmental organizations devoted to1The language in square brackets was proposed in document A/AC.254/8.2The language in square brackets was proposed in document A/AC.254/4/Add.3.