We have added new content on the Regional Office website and YouTube Channel to mark our contribution to the fight against human trafficking, which IOM DG António Vitorino describes as "a global crime that impacts people of all ages, gender and nationalities".

On our YouTube channel and on this website you will find a selection of trafficking-related stories and videos produced by our missions across the region. 

Andrey's story tells of his escape from labour exploitation in the Russian Federation, walking home to Belarus through forests. With IOM's help he has started a small market gardening enterprise

Natallia's story is the moving and poignant account of a Belarusian widow who was trafficked into sexual exploitation in Poland. Natallia became an alcoholic and lost her children, but with help form IOM and other organizations she managed to get her life back on track. Now she's a loving mother and farmer.

A PSA from Georgia urges people to Trust Your Gut Feeling if concerned about human trafficking.

IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina has produced an animation to warn of the phenomenon of child begging

A cover article from the prestigious UN Chronicle by RO Vienna specialist Heather Komenda charts the progress made in the fight against human trafficking but notes that much more still needs to be done. 

IOM Ukraine has turned an underground train into a - literal - vehicle for carrying anti-trafficking messages (video)

The DDG's message is posted here 

A full roundup of IOM's global commemoration of WDATiP including the I Lend My Voice campaign can be found here.