Jeevan Kanakkassery 🇺🇳

External Relations Officer @UNODC, @unvtf_tip. All views expressed are my own. 🇮🇳🇨🇭🇦🇹

[Jeevan Kanakkassery 🇺🇳 @JeevanAustin]

@mishra_divash @MoHFW_INDIA @PMOIndia @narendramodi @mpprataprao @AnupriyaSPatel @JPNadda @PIB_India @MIB_India @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts @mygovindia Change your computer time zone to India and then you should be ok. I struggled with the same.

[UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking @unvtf_tip]

We sincerely thank the Government of the Philippines 🇵🇭 for its generous contribution to the #UNVTF.

Maraming salamat 🫂

Your support strengthens our collective efforts to assist and empower victims, and advances the global fight against human trafficking.

#EndHumanTrafficking

[UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking @unvtf_tip]

UNVTF partner projects work to ensure victims of human trafficking are supported immediately and in the long term 🫂

They play a critical role in supporting survivors of trafficking through rescue and relief efforts, delivering emergency accommodation, healthcare, vocational training, and psychosocial counselling to promote recovery, resilience, and long-term reintegration.

Find out more: https://t.co/TNkexXRa6Y

#EndHumanTrafficking 💙

[UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking @unvtf_tip]

We are pleased to announce that the #UNVTF has selected 27 NGOs for funding under its latest global Call for Proposals 🌍

The NGO partners will receive over US$500,000 in grant support to provide vital services to over 2,100 survivors of human trafficking 🫂

Learn more about the results of Grant Cycle 10.2 at https://t.co/SH5Tucxin0

#EndHumanTrafficking 💙

[UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking @unvtf_tip]

Scam compounds are centers of industrial-scale human trafficking and forced criminality.

Crime syndicates at scam compounds in Southeast Asia are generating up to $40 billion USD annually by forcing trafficked victims to perpetrate romance, cryptocurrency, and investment scams.

UNVTF-funded projects are working to address this problem, providing aftercare services to survivors--helping them move from exploitation to empowerment. 🫂

Support the UNVTF: https://t.co/7hcWcWUV6N

#EndHumanTrafficking 💙

[UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking @unvtf_tip]

Helping survivors build independent, hope-filled lives.

Our grantee, Bloom Asia’s new project in Phnom Penh, Cambodia 🇰🇭, will support 18 trafficking survivors over the next 8 months, as they help them rebuild their confidence through trauma-informed care, vital life skills, and training them for real life careers - including in hospitality - like baking cookies, cakes, and café service 🍪☕️🍰🧋🧁

#EndHumanTrafficking

[Jeevan Kanakkassery 🇺🇳 @JeevanAustin]

‘Peacemaker’ by @thantmyintu is such a gripping read - I can’t put it down. Loved his talk at the Bruno Kreisky Forum in Vienna last week. Best wishes to him!

[Jeevan Kanakkassery 🇺🇳 @JeevanAustin]

RT @unvtf_tip: UNVTF-grantee, Dedalus Cooperative 🇮🇹, has partnered with @ComuneNapoli to transform seized criminal real estate 🏘️ into pla…

[Jeevan Kanakkassery 🇺🇳 @JeevanAustin]

A packed room at today’s all staff global town hall with our new UNODC Executive Director, @AmbMonicaJuma. Here is wishing her every success as she leads us forward with purpose and vision.

[UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking @unvtf_tip]

We warmly welcome Amb. Monica Kathina Juma as the new Executive Director of UNODC and Director-General of UNOV!

Under her leadership, the #UNVTF recommits to protecting and supporting survivors of human trafficking worldwide.

#UNODC #EndHumanTrafficking

[UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking @unvtf_tip]

UNVTF grantee @espaciosdemujer is doing invaluable work to uplift survivors of human trafficking in Colombia 🇨🇴

Check out this video to learn about the organization's impact directly from its beneficiaries:

[UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking @unvtf_tip]

Nominations are now OPEN for the 2027-2029 @unvtf_tip Board of Trustees 📢

The Fund welcomes the nomination of candidates with expertise in victim protection, human rights, migration, criminal justice & service access, plus strong advocacy and fundraising skills.

Help guide the direction of the UN's flagship Trust Fund supporting victims of human trafficking 🧭

For more information visit: https://t.co/jZHtVG7pct

#EndHumanTrafficking #Board #UNVTF

[UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking @unvtf_tip]

.@alalaybol is delivering real impact in Bolivia 🇧🇴

100 children and adolescents affected by trafficking received safe shelter, trauma-informed care, and psychosocial support—helping rebuild trust, confidence, and stability.

50 gained life skills through education & arts 🎨🥁, providing improved health and wellbeing. Alalay Foundation’s community outreach reached 3,000 people, strengthening prevention and awareness.

A model for protection, healing, and empowerment.

Support projects like this by donating to the UNVTF at https://t.co/CFnbkQk3fd

#EndHumanTrafficking 💙

[Jeevan Kanakkassery 🇺🇳 @JeevanAustin]

RT @unvtf_tip: About 1/3 of the overall detected victims of #humantrafficking are children.

The UN Voluntary Trust Fund #UNVTF focuses on…

[UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking @unvtf_tip]

.@HAARTKenya 🇰🇪 and their UNVTF-supported project is helping repair lives, including Tina's.

Tina was trafficked from Kenya at 17. After being deceived with a false job offer, she spent 10 years in Lebanon facing exploitation and abuse, where she also had two children.

Through a return and reintegration project, she safely went home and, through HAART, received shelter, medical & psychosocial support, and help rebuilding stability for her family. 💙

Today, her children are in school and she is working toward an independent livelihood. Healing is ongoing, but she is rebuilding her life and reclaiming her future.

Help us extend our support to similar programs: https://t.co/CFnbkQjvpF

#EndHumanTrafficking

[UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking @unvtf_tip]

Children in armed conflict are abducted by armed groups, maimed, raped or even killed.

We must hold perpetrators accountable and ensure justice for every child.

#EndHumanTrafficking

[UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking @unvtf_tip]

As Anna concludes her internship with UNVTF, we celebrate her dedication and impact over the past six months. 🎉

From supporting the UNVTF Secretariat to engaging with civil society partners, her contributions helped strengthen our mission to assist victims of trafficking worldwide. 💙

We wish her every success in her future career!

Read Anna's account of her internship with us at: https://t.co/pNTnQOfD89

[UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking @unvtf_tip]

In 2025, @HagarIntl's UNVTF-supported project in Afghanistan helped 319 male survivors of human trafficking gain practical skills in tailoring, baking, and plumbing—building pathways to employment, independence, and a more secure future. 🫂

Vocational kits and community-based training are turning skills into opportunity.

Help us extend our support: https://t.co/CFnbkQjvpF

#EndHumanTrafficking 💙

[UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking @unvtf_tip]

Knowledge is a powerful tool in combating human trafficking. UNVTF NGO partner, Clear Paper, is spreading awareness in Ukraine 🇺🇦

Clear Paper's Guide On Countering Human Trafficking is an essential resource for local officials to make sure victims of TIP are identified and supported with vital services such as emergency shelter, counseling, and vocational training.

Learn about the Trust Fund and its partner projects at the website https://t.co/TNkexXRa6Y

#EndHumanTrafficking 💙

[Gabriel Elizondo @elizondogabriel]

A new United Nations 🇺🇳Secretary General will ​be elected later this year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027.

There are currently 4⃣ declared candidates. Next week the SG race reaches a pivotal moment with the kick off of two days of "interactive dialogues" with the candidates at UNHQ in New York.

Here is how it will work⬇️

The President of the General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, will convene the interactive dialogues.

Each of the four current candidates will have 3 hours to take questions from civil society and UN Member States who request to address each candidate(s). This will take place in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.

Each candidate will have 10 minutes for an opening statement to lay out their vision for the UN followed by the Q&A portion.

The President of the General Assembly has suggested the discussion be focused on the three pillars of the UN - peace and security, development, and human rights.

⬇️Here are the time slots for each candidate⬇️

⚠️Tuesday April 21

10am - 1 pm - Michelle Bachelet - Chilean, and two term former President of Chile, former head of UN Women and previously High Commissioner for Human Rights. Nominated by: Chile, Brazil, Mexico. (Chile later withdrew nomination)

3 pm - 6 pm - Rafael Grossi - Argentine and currently Director General of IAEA. Nominated by: Argentina

⚠️Wednesday April 22

10am - 1 pm - Rebeca Grynspan - Costa Rican and Secretary General of UN Trade and Development (she recently took a leave to run for SG) and former Vice President of Costa Rica. Nominated by: Costa Rica.

3 pm - 6 pm - Macky Sall - Senegalese and former President of his country. Nominated by: Burundi

After each candidate have completed their interactive dialogue they will be given an opportunity to take make remarks and take questions from the media at the UN GA media stakeout area.

The dialogues will be broadcast live on UNTV https://t.co/NKq7yOd8oc

All dialogues will have live interpretation in all six UN official languages

Regional rotation? While it is not written in the UN Charter, rotating the UN Secretary General by region has become an important informal rule and powerful diplomatic precedent that ensures different parts of the world take turns leading the organization. It is currently the turn for the Latin America and Caribbean group; hence why three of the four candidates are from Latin America.

A woman? Since the founding of the UN in 1946 there have been nine Secretary General's. None have been women. There is a big push for a woman this time around. "It's time," is the public and private thinking by many diplomats / UN staff who walk the halls.

Could more candidates run? Short answer is, yes. While the President of the General Assembly has set an informal deadline of April for candidates to be nominated, nothing prevents a "late entry" into the race.

Official UN website on selection and appointment
of the next Secretary General
⬇️
https://t.co/MTUnanQ7dv