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Promise to Protect

Dates: April 23, 2007 to April 27, 2007

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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the US Embassy and US Mission to OSCE and the US Mission to International Organizations, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe are organizing a week of activities sposored by the Austrian Foreign Ministry

• A series of public events focused on raising awareness of trafficking in children will take place in Vienna, Austria on Tuesday, April 24 and Wednesday, April 25, 2007.
• Organized by the U.S. Embassy, the U.S. Mission to OSCE, and the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna, these events are co-sponsored by the Austrian Government, the United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC) and the Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
• These events are timed to take advantage of three important events in Vienna that week:

1. The UN Crime Commission (Apr 23 – 27) will bring a key audience for our events from around the world to Vienna. -- lawyers, judges, criminal justices policymakers and law enforcement.

2. On the second day of the Crime Commission (April 24) the thematic debate will be on combating child sex exploitation.

3. UNODC will bring 25 – 35 NGO leaders who combat trafficking in persons around the world to Vienna that week to participate in our events and attend a consultation on UNODC’s Global Initiative To Combat Trafficking in Persons.

• Our events will consist of a film screening, a Luncheon & Panel Discussion, an NGO panel discussion, and a Reception.  A press event will be organized, likely on Monday, April 23rd.

For more information, contact:

Mr. Jonathan Eischen
Anti-Human Trafficking Unit
Human Security Branch, Division of Operations
UNODC
Vienna, Austria
Tel: (+43 1) 26060 5056
Fax: (+43 1) 26060 74290
E-mail: Jonathan.Eischen@unodc.org

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