Annual Report 2008: covering activities in 2007
- Document number
- 1659
- Date
- 2008
- Title
- Annual Report 2008: covering activities in 2007
- Author/publisher
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- UN GIFT, United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking, The Vienna Forum to fight Human Trafficking
- Summary
- This report aims at presenting the activities of the UNODC performed throughout 2007 in the fields of combating drug trafficking, international terrorism, human trafficking and corruption.To combat the crime of human trafficking, UNODC is spearheading theGlobal Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT),an innovative programme whose ultimate mission isnothing less than the eradication of human trafficking.The launch of UN.GIFT on 26 March 2007 in London’sHouse of Lords resonated with historic significance.The date marked 200 years since the trans-Atlanticslave trade was abolished and since the Parliament ofthe United Kingdom had passed legislation outlawingthe slave trade in the British Empire.UN.GIFT is based on a simple principle: human traffickingis a crime of such magnitude and atrocity thatit cannot be dealt with successfully by anyGovernment alone. The Initiative focuses on enlistingsupport, rallying forces and coordinating the world’sresources to do battle against powerful crime syndicates.It aims to spur Governments, international institutions,civil society, corporations and the internationalmedia to build alliances and take action.UN.GIFT, which was made possible by a grant of theGovernment of the United Arab Emirates, has a threefoldline of attack:• Building Awareness• Broadening the knowledge base of data, facts andstatistics on human trafficking worldwide• Stepping up technical assistance
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