Prevention of Human Trafficking and Protection of its Victims, especially Women and Children

 

Report on UN General Assembly Interactive Dialogue

4 April 2012, New York

Speakers:

Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the 66th General Assembly

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary- General

Milos Koterec, President of ECOSOC (Statement read)

YuryFedotov, Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director of UNODC

Mira Sorvino, UN Goodwill Ambassador against Human...

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