Question: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has recently started the project ‘Blue Heart Campaign’, which is related to-
(a) Human trafficking
(b) Cease fire
(c) Poverty alleviation
(d) Awareness of heart related diseases
Ans:(a)
Related facts:
- On 9 February 2017; The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has chosen Punjabi folk singer Satinder Sartaaj for the Blue Heart Campaign, an awareness project against human trafficking.
- More than 60 artists from around the world — including music director AR Rahman and singer Sonu Nigam — have united against the social cause and released an album ‘Music to Inspire’ by label Rukus Avenue, which launched this album.
- The album, which was launched at UN Office in New York, will be available online on Friday at iTunes, Amazon and Google play.
- The Blue Heart campaign seeks to encourage involvement and inspire action to help stop this crime and also people to show solidarity with the victims of human trafficking by wearing the Blue Heart.
- The campaign is also an initiative for raising awareness to fight human trafficking and its impact on society.
- It may be recalled that on 8 March 2008 UNODC launched Blue Heart campaign against human trafficking
Reference:
https://www.facebook.com/unodc/photos/a.10151023522637331.415675.43559937330/10154047944122331/?type=3&theater
http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail-Mg/Mjk5MTAw/folk-singer-satinder-sartaaj-to-represent-awareness-project-against-human-trafficking.html
http://www.satindersartaaj.com/punjabi-folk-singer-satinder-sartaj-work-human-trafficking/