Modern Day Slavery
1,341 views · Published 12 February 2009 · 1:49 · Indexed 4 October 2026
Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, 12 February 2009 - Antonio Maria Costa, Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime presents the first global report on human trafficking (also referred to as a report on modern day slavery). This is after the United Nations brokered the first agreement against human trafficking. Global Report on Trafficking in Persons: http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/Global_Report_on_TIP.pdf UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC): http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/unodc-report-on-human-trafficking-exposes-modern-form-of-slavery-.html Press release: http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs//2009/090212_UNODC.doc.htm View the entire Press Conference (Real Media, 56 minutes): http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/pressbriefing/2009/brief090212.rm
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