Boston Mayor Walsh to Talk Human Trafficking, Climate Change in Vatican City

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will be in the Vatican next week to discuss issues regarding human trafficking and climate change with leaders from around the world.

Walsh will be participating in a conference organized by the Politcal Academy of Sciences from July 20 through July 22.

“I am honored to have the opportunity to represent the City of Boston at the Vatican to discuss the vital issues of human trafficking and protecting our environment,” said Mayor Walsh. “I look forward to sharing Boston’s progress with my peers from around the world and exploring how we can work together to prepare our cities for the future.”

The gathering will bring together mayors, local administrators and religious leaders from major cities around the world together to request that the United Nations consider modern slavery and human trafficking a crime against humanity, as well as put pressure on the UN to approve new sustainable development goals.

Mayor Walsh is committed to ending human trafficking in the City of Boston. He is among 11 mayors in a network launched in February called Cities Empowered Against Sexual Exploitation (CEASE). CEASE Boston targets men who are buying sex on the streets, and quietly using the Internet to solicit sex.

In January, Mayor Walsh released the Greenovate Boston 2014 Climate Action Plan Update, taking steps to prepare the City of Boston for the impacts of climate change

Mayor Walsh will share his best practices in the fight against human trafficking and climate change in the City of Boston while in the Vatican.