UNIFEM to support India on tackling trafficking

[Shakti Vahini]

CWG: UNIFEM to support India on tackling trafficking STAFF WRITER 15:31 HRS IST New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) Terming the rate of trafficking and rape of women in India as alarming, a UN body today said it will utilise the Commonwealth Games as an opportunity to spread awareness on the issue and pledged support to New Delhi in this regard ahead of the sporting event next year. The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) said it has worked on this issue earlier also during Commonwealth Games held elsewhere. "We want to do it (spreading awareness) in India before, during and after the 2010 Games," Anne F Stenhammer, UNIFEM's Regional Programme Director, told PTI. Noting that the cases of trafficking and rape are on a rise globally, she said, "but in South Asia, mainly in India, Bangladesh and Nepal, the situation is alarming. www.shaktivahini.org www.mediacoalition.in www.indialawyers.wordpress.com www.mediacoalition.wordpress.com www.savearravali.wordpress.com Delhi Office : 011- 42870188 Faridabad Office : 0129- 4045365

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