18 October 2013 – IOM today joins with the European Union (EU), other European countries and partners throughout the region in marking the Seventh EU Anti-Trafficking Day today at a special event in Vilnius organized by the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Commission. A one-day Opening Event is also taking place in Geneva to mark European Anti-Trafficking Day and to launch Switzerland’s week against trafficking in persons. IOM, as one of the largest anti-trafficking organizations in the world, has worked globally since 1994 to prevent and fight trafficking in human beings. It has implemented more than 900 counter-trafficking projects in over 100 countries.