to handle victim Women and Children. Moreover, different awareness raising programs and education disseminated through radio and television for more than 2o million people about how, where and when victim Women and Children could report their cases for the competent authority. For the purpose of encouraging women and girls to report the act of violence, the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs has prepared and distributed national girls‟ forum guideline to Regional Women, Children and Youth Affairs Bureaus. This guideline incorporates information on how to organize the forum and defend their rights, and how, when, where and for whom to report the acts of sexual violence committed. The Ethiopian Human Right Commission (EHRC) in partnership with universities and civil society organizations has been providing free legal aid services to members of the society. Moreover, in 2012/2013, 102 Legal Aid Centres have been opened and different organizations are working in collaboration with the Commission and the Legal Aid Centres. Civil Societies and Women Associations have been also providing free legal aid service and shelter to victim women and girls. The Ministry of Justice has held regular meeting of the National Coordinating body which is established for the purpose of combating violence against Women and Children so as to expedite the adaption and implementation of the draft national strategic plan of VAW/C. The 3 years strategic plan and the 5 year action plan which stands for prevention of violence against women and children and accessible service delivery provision for the survivors have been endorsed and the memorandum of understanding between the members was signed and become operational. Measures taken to Prevent Illegal Trafficking of Persons The illegal trafficking of persons has increased at an alarming rate and has been having an impact on the economy and on the social wellbeing of the people. To overcome the problem in a sustainable fashion and alleviate its impact it has had on the social, economic and physical wellbeing of people, a series of different measures have been introduced and incorporated in different laws and inserted into different sectoral objectives. A National Council has been established constituting high ranking federal and regional government officials, to prevent human trafficking. The Council adopted a National Action Plan on Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration. To this end, the relevant Ministries are currently engaged in the implementation of the Action Plan on Human Trafficking and took actions to curb the illicit acts of 104