Reversing the Trend: Child Trafficking in East and Southeast Asia (pdf) Published: 2009 Published by: UNICEF East Asia and Pacific This report is a regional assessment of UNICEF's efforts to address child trafficking, drawing on country assessments conducted in China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam in early 2008.
The Vatican gathering, which also addressed human trafficking, drew mayors from 10 U.S. cities, including New York, San Francisco and San Jose, as well as from Madrid, Buenos Aires and Paris.
Ridley Scott's "Gladiator" and Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic" drew five nominations each, including those for best dramatic film and best director.
Then, neighbors from surrounding communities joined in, spurred by the prospect of Ikea traffic drawn from as far as 90 miles away clogging local streets.
Hotels on Crittenden Drive and Phillips Lane are within walking distance to the track, and when traffic draws to a standstill later in the week, you're going to appreciate that.
Westchester residents are famous for their battles against development, and opponents of senior housing have expressed concern over dense, apartment-like complexes that they say might increase traffic, draw on services like ambulances and change the character of their communities.
But Peter Arndtsen, district manager of the Columbus/Amsterdam Business Improvement District, said Mr. Nolan's bar had earned a reputation for discouraging drug traffic and drawing legitimate businesses to this middle-class area.
After lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to implement the reforms last week, demonstrations flared across the capital, blocking traffic and drawing crowds around the French, Spanish and U.S. embassies.
Linda Smith, a former Republican member of Congress from Washington, helped coordinate the three-day conference against trafficking, which drew more than 350 participants from all over the world.
Last year in Gabon, for example, UNICEF and the ILO sponsored a conference on child trafficking that drew representatives of 21 West and Central African countries.
"She's a big traffic draw," Mr. Joseloff says.
