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CEFACOM Projects
In the area of trafficking, CEFACOM is working with the World Vision Vietnam in conducting prevention activities for women and children in 6 provinces in Vietnam, focusing on building capacity and interpersonal communication.

ASEAN Signs Declaration Against Trafficking in Persons Particularly Women and Children
Date: 29 November 2004 Venue: Vientiane, Laos PDR At the 10 th ASEAN Summit, in Vientiane, Laos PDR, heads of state of 10 countries in Southeast Asia signed a number of declarations.

Thai Government Action Meeting on Human Trafficking
The first Thai Government Workshop on Human Trafficking, organised by the Office of the Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, the Royal Thai Police, and by the UN Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (UNIAP) was held in Chiang Rai, Thailand on 13-14 May 2004.

UN Commission on Status of Women Adopts Human Trafficking Resolution Offered by the U.S.
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200 Organizations Request White House to Reconsider HIV/AIDS Funding Policy
On 18 May 2005, two hundred NGOs signed on to a letter requesting President George Bush to rethink a policy to require US-based organizations to adopt organization-wide positions opposing prostitution.

The Miami Declaration of Principles on Human Trafficking
Two weeks ago, The Miami Declaration of Principles on Human Trafficking was distributed to representatives of 55 governments and a number of representatives from institutions such as UNHCR, UNICEF, UNMIK, UNODC, OSCE, Council of Europe, European Parliament, IOM, Interpol, Europol etc., at a high-level conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna.

First Trafficking and VAW Shelter in Laos
In March 2004, Give2Asia.org, founded by The Asia Foundation to promote philanthropy to Asia, announced the launch of the first comprehensive women’s shelter and counseling center for victims of violence and trafficking in Laos and provide operational funding for its initial year of operations.

Ms. Kun Thea sentenced to 50 years according to Thai Criminal Code
The United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (UNIAP) announces a groundbreaking decision by the Thai Criminal Court in a sex trafficking case.

Thailand and Lao PDR Sign Trafficking Memorandum of Understanding
Please find English, Thai and Lao versions of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on Cooperation to Combat Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children.

California Assemblywoman Bids to Establish First Legislative Committee on Trafficking
Assemblywoman Lieber has introduced Assembly Concurrent Resolution 33 to establish the first Legislative Joint Committee on Human Trafficking in the nation.

California's Mail-Order Bride Protections Bill by Assemblywoman Sally Lieber
To address an additional form of abuse towards women, Assemblywoman Sally Lieber has authored Assembly Bill 634.

United States Department of State Releases 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report
The United States Department of State is mandated by the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to release an annual worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons.

Philippines' Congress to Pass Anti-Trafficking Act
The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children Act was first filed in the Ninth Congress of the Philippines and was passed on the third reading in the House of Representatives in the Eleventh Congress.

Philippines Congress Passes Anti-Trafficking Act
The Philippines Congress passed The Anti-Trafficking Act of 2003 which covers penalties for such offenses as prostitution, slavery and sexual exploitation.

UNESCO - Lao National Radio Hmong Soap Operas Begin Broadcast
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