UNIS/MA/340
18 April 2024
When: Monday, 22 April 2024 from 14:30 to 15:30, Vienna time (CEST)
Where: In person at the Vienna International Centre, UNIS media hub (C0225A) or
online – link will be shared upon registration.
Speaker: Ilias Chatzis, Chief, Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section, UNODC
Short Summary: Human trafficking and migrant smuggling are multi-billion-dollar businesses that have changed dramatically in recent years, driven by global challenges such as war, massive migration and refugee flows, cybercrime, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. Against this backdrop, UNODC is launching a global Action against Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling.
All journalists, including those accredited to the UN in Vienna, who plan to attend need to register before 12:00 noon CEST on Friday 19 April by submitting this online form.
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Join the conversation on Twitter by using the hashtags #EndHumanTrafficking, #NotForSale and #DeadlyBusiness and follow @UNODC_HTMSS on X for updates.
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For further information, please contact:
Alejandra Silva
Public Information Officer
UNODC Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section
Email: alejandra.silvagarduno[at]un.org
Christine Dierk
Associate Public Information Officer, UNIS Vienna
Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-4949
Mobile: (+43-699) 1459-4040
Email: dierk[at]un.org
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