UNODC New York Office

3 June 2008  General Assembly Thematic Debate on Human Trafficking

7 May 2008 The World Bank, in partnership with UNODC, The Ricky Martin Foundation, The International Justice Mission, and Free The Slaves, launched a Symposium and Exhibition titled: "Borderless Captivity: Exploitation and Human Trafficking." The exhibition is designed as a visual narrative to tell a story not only of abuse and despair, but of education, hope and redemption.  The photos, providing an unforgettable snapshot of the worldwide problem of human trafficking, will remain on display at the World Bank through 30 May 2008. More...

4 April 2008 UNODC NY Chief goes to the hill for briefings: The Humpty Dumpty Institute brought Simone Monasebian, Chief of the New York Office of UNODC, to brief House and Senate Staffers in Washington DC. More...

12 December 2007 UNODC awards Crown Prince of Qatar a certificate of honor in New York. UNODC Executive Director, Antonio Maria Costa, awarded Qatar's Crown Prince, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, for his efforts to encourage young people to turn away from narcotics and achieve their full potential through sport.  Announcing the Certificate of Honour at UN Headquarters, Mr. Costa commended the Crown Prince for setting up the Doha-based Global Sport Fund. More...

7 December 2007 Actress Mira Sorvino supports the work of UNODC in fighting human trafficking at NY UNCA dinner. Each year, the United Nations Correspondents Association Awards Dinner honors receipients for the best written and electonic media coverage of the United Nations.  The UNCA Awards Committee is a non-[rofit organization devoted to encouraging and rewarding excellence in journalism around the world.  The dinner was hosted by the Secretary General. More...

29 October 2007  UNODC NY launches photo exhibition, "Human Trafficking: Images of Vulnerability": The Executive Director of UNODC, Mr. Antonio Maria Costa, and Mrs. Ban Soon-taek, wife of the Secretary-General, opened the photography exhibition which provided a snapshot of human trafficking around the world. The eshibition featured the photography of Howard G. Buffett, President of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation; Academy Award nominated director, Robert Bilheimer; and, international photojournalist Kay Chernush. More...

7 October 2007 Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director of UNODC, presided over NY launch of UNODC survey on opium cultivation. As he launched the latest periodic report on cultivation in the so-called Golden Triangle, Mr. Costa said, "the situation in Myanmar, from the vantage point of opium, is extremely alarming." More...

19 September 2007 The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime New York Office hosted the first Hollywood world premiere event ever to be organized at UNHQ. The premiere of the film 'Trade' took place in the Trusteeship Council Chamber, in the presence of the Secretary-General and Mrs. Ban, UNODC Executive Director, Antonio Maria Costa, General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim, the film producers, directors and actors and numerous Hollywood stars... more on the event...    I    New York Times movie details...  

6-7 June 2007
Annual Meeting of The Inter-Agency Panel on Juvenile Justice

12 April 2007 Panel discussion on human trafficking organized by the Permanent Mission of Thailand
Panelists:
Mr. Pravit Chaimongkol, Charge d'affaires, Mrs. Sansanee Sahussarungsi, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Thailand
Ambassador John Miller, Former Director of the U.S. State Departments Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking and Special Advisor to the Secretary of State on Trafficking
Marianne Møllmann, Advocacy Director, Women's Rights Division, Human Rights Watch
Christina Arnold, Executive Director, Project Hope International
Simone Monasebian, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

5 March 2007 The International Conference on Trafficking in Women and Girls

  Deputy Secretary-General Dr. Asha Rose Migiro at the International Conference on Trafficking in Women and Girls