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United Nations Special Rapporteurs' Questionnaire On Demand in Trafficking & Prostitution
Reply to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights OHCHR – Jan Hessbruegge - jhessbruegge@ohchr.org UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women & Children UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution, & Child Pornography Request for information for the preparation of the joint report of the Special Rapporteur on sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children Questionnaire on demand for services deriving from sexual exploitation.

Global Petition for International Day Against Trafficking in Women
The Israeli Coalition Against Trafficking in Women 18 September, 2005 UNODC Headquarters United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Vienna International Centre PO Box 500 A-1400 Vienna Austria We are writing this letter on behalf of the Israeli Coalition Against Trafficking in Women.

16 DAYS of Activism Against Gender Violence
Date: 25 NOVEMBER – 10 DECEMBER 2005 Violence against women is traumatic to the body, mind, and spirit and can prevent women from being fully active participants at home and in the world.

Microsoft trains Cambodian authorities to fight pedophiles who use the Internet¹
Microsoft and British intelligence specialists opened a two-week seminar Monday to train Cambodians how to fight against pedophiles who use the Internet to exploit children in the poor Southeast Asian nation.

UNESCO Trafficking Statistics Project
As part of its mandate to strengthen research, UNESCO is conducting a literature review and meta-analysis of existing statements on trafficking.

Expert Group Meeting UNESCAP
New information available about the Expert Group Meeting on CEDAW, VAW and Trafficking currently taking place at UNESCAP.

Violence Against Children In Cyberspace
VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN CYBERSPACE A Contribution to the United Nations Study on Violence Against Children - by ECPAT End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT International), 2005.

European Convention against Trafficking in People: Still far from guaranteeing effective protection for victims
There is a concern that the current wording of the draft does not adequately guarantee effective protection of victims, contrary to the objective pursued.

Meeting of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men and Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population: Joint Hearing on Integration of Migrant Women in Europe
On 1 March 2005, the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men and the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population held a joint hearing on the integration of migrant women in Europe in Paris.

Child jockeys Going Home to Bangladesh¹
More than 100 Bangladeshi children trafficked to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to be camel racers will soon be repatriated.

UAE supports UNICEF in safe return of camel jockeys to home countries¹
In a major step to provide protection and support to children involved in camel racing, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Interior and UNICEF signed an agreement to provide some $2.7 million to help in return and re-integration of child camel jockeys in their home communities on 8 May 2005.

UNDP Launches Anti-Trafficking Trainers Manuals
In February, the Romanian Ministry of Administration and Interior launched an initiative in Bucharest with UNDP and the U.S.

ECPAT is Recommended for Consultative Status in UN ECOSOC
On 12 May 2004, the Committee on NGOs of ECOSOC (the UN Economic and Social Council) recommended ECPAT for consultative status.

UNICEF, ECPAT-USA Sign Code of Conduct with Travel and Tourism Industry
The North American launch of the Code of Conduct was held at UNICEF headquarters in New York City.

A New UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking to be Appointed
The 60th session of the Commission on Human Rights is set to appoint a new special procedure - a special rapporteur on trafficking.