New United Nations stamps feature human trafficking theme 4
February 2010 - The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA)
has issued new stamps based on the human trafficking theme. The
stamps are on sale from 5 February, and are available online, as
well as at the UNPA offices in Geneva, New York and Vienna. The
stamp sheet features 10 stamps, each worth € 0.65, illustrating
different manifestations of human trafficking. The following
entities and initiatives also appear on the stamps: UNODC, the
Blue Heart Campaign against human trafficking, the Global
Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT) and the Vienna
Forum to Fight Human Trafficking. These new stamps provide yet
another opportunity for campaign supporters to raise awareness
about human trafficking. Human trafficking affects every country
in the world, whether as a country of origin, transit or
destination for victims. It is estimated that 2.4 million people
are lured into forced labour as a result of human trafficking at
any given time. Wome