Glossary of Acronyms
Trafficking in Persons Report
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
June 4, 2008
| ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States |
| ECPAT | End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes |
| EU | European Union |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| ILO-IPEC | International Labour Organization, International Program for the Elimination of Child Labour |
| IOM | International Organization for Migration |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| OAS | Organization of American States |
| OSCE | Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Program |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNIFEM | United Nations Development Fund for Women |
| UNODC | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
| 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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