In September 2016 UN Women distributed an online consultation seeking perspectives on the development of a policy position “with regard to sex work, the sex trade or prostitution.” The consultation closed in October 2016. Amnesty International responded based on the findings of our recent research on the protection of the human rights of sex workers: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/05/amnesty-international-publishes-policy-and-research-on-protection-of-sex-workers-rights/