Glossary of Acronyms
Trafficking in Persons Report
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
June 12, 2007
NGO ? Non-Governmental Organization
IOM ? International Organization for Migration
ILO ? International Labour Organization
ILO-IPEC ? International Labour Organization, International Program for the Elimination of Child Labour
UN ? United Nations
UNICEF ? United Nations Children's Fund
UNIFEM ? United Nations Development Fund for Women
UNHRC ? United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNDP ? United Nations Development Program
UNODC ? United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
ECPAT ? End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes
EU ? European Union
OSCE ? Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
ECOWAS ? Economic Community of West African States
OAS ? Organization of American States
2000 UN TIP Protocol ? Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime
IOM ? International Organization for Migration
ILO ? International Labour Organization
ILO-IPEC ? International Labour Organization, International Program for the Elimination of Child Labour
UN ? United Nations
UNICEF ? United Nations Children's Fund
UNIFEM ? United Nations Development Fund for Women
UNHRC ? United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNDP ? United Nations Development Program
UNODC ? United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
ECPAT ? End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes
EU ? European Union
OSCE ? Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
ECOWAS ? Economic Community of West African States
OAS ? Organization of American States
2000 UN TIP Protocol ? Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime
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