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Mozambique: Human Trafficking - Radio Public Service Announcements¹
The Southern African Counter-Trafficking Assistance Programme (SACTAP) of the International Organization For Migration has launched a set of radio public service announcements to raise awareness about human trafficking in Mozambique.

Ethiopia: Campaign Launched Against Child Trafficking¹
Ethiopian children are being sold for as little as US $1.20 to work as domestic workers or prostitutes, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on 20 October 2005.

Belgium - International Training on the Protection of Victims of Trafficking
A two-day IOM training focusing on the protection of victims of human trafficking began on 22 November 2005 in the Belgium capital, Brussels, with the aim of increasing the operational knowledge and expertise of more than 80 officials from 13 European countries.

Kenya - IOM holds Workshops on Combating Human Trafficking¹
The IOM Mission with Regional Functions for East and Central Africa organised two 3-day capacity building workshops on "Concepts, Challenges, and Strategies to Combat Human Trafficking".

Ecuador - International Seminar on Human Trafficking, Migrant Smuggling, Violence and Sexual Crimes
IOM-Ecuador, in coordination with UNICEF, UNIFEM, and ILO, and the National Council of Youth and Adolescents, the National Council of Women, and the Municipality of Quito, held an international seminar in Quito to discuss of human trafficking, migrant smuggling, violence and sexual crimes the week of 11 November 2005.

Foreign Workers Begin to Protest in UAE¹
The Al Hamed construction labor camp is a hardscrabble jumble of battered trailers, where 7,800 laborers sleep, cook meals, and kneel to pray in an outdoor pavilion of corrugated tin.

Save the Children: Child Protection Systems for Local NGOs
'Ensuring a Child-Safe Organization (ESCO) Project' aims to help local agencies working in the Tsunami-affected areas to develop their own child protection policy and guidelines.

UNESCO Radio Soap Operas in Minority Languages Ready for Distribution
From March 2005, UNESCO Bangkok's Culture Unit began to distribute audio materials of its ethnic minority language radio soap operas for the prevention of HIV/AIDS, trafficking and drug abuse across the Upper Mekong Sub-region.

Victims of Sex Trafficking in Glasgow, Scotland to be Offered Refuge¹
Women discovered during raids on brothels in Glasgow to have been trafficked into the sex trade, are to be offered 30 days "safe haven" in the city, even though the move contradicts current Home Office policy.

Informational/ Educational Campaign about Trafficking in Women in the Volga Region
On December, 1, 2005, the international organizations European Women's Lobby (EWL), the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women(CATW), MiraMed institute, Angel Coalition and Project Kesher started a campaign against trafficking in women in three cities of the Volga Region: Kostroma, Kineshme and Tver.

ABA/CEELI Launches Human Trafficking Assessment Tool
The American Bar Association Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (ABA/CEELI) is pleased to announce the publication of its Human Trafficking Assessment Tool.

Kosovo-wide Campaign Against Human Trafficking Concludes
On Saturday, 10 December 2005, UNMIK's Victim's Assistance and Advocacy Unit (VAAU) wrapped up the three-week multi-ethnic 'Not For Sale' Anti-Trafficking Campaign with a gala concert for youth in Pristina, organised to coincide with the International Human Rights Day.

Successful Anti-Trafficking Campaign in Kosovo
More than 2,000 Kosovans of all ethnicities attended one or more anti-trafficking events over the weekend as part of the 'Not For Sale' Anti-Trafficking Campaign.

Release of Report: "Trafficking in Persons: A Challenge to Human Rights"
Human trafficking is a flourishing trade within and across the borders of many countries worldwide, predominantly at the expense of women and children.

Women Leaders Gather in Israel to Combat Crime of Trafficking¹
An impressive array of female leaders from throughout the world recently gathered in Haifa to address a host of common concerns, including a problem that is becoming a world-wide plague: trafficking in human beings.