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| 15:08:56 | 05-07-2005 | Social |

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST WINNER AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Ukrainian singer Ruslana, the winner of the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest,
agreed to support the campaign against human trafficking at a meeting in
Kyiv with Helga Konrad, the OSCE Special Representative on Combating
Trafficking in Human Beings.

“I have been looking for opportunities to make use of my popularity for the
benefit of the European community,” said Ruslana, who is already a UNICEF
Goodwill Ambassador. “I am very grateful for the chance to join the
anti-trafficking campaign and be involved in solving the pressing problem of
human trafficking in the Ukraine and in other European countries.”

Helga Konrad said: “Ruslana’s ability to reach the young people in the
Ukraine and beyond makes her an asset in helping raise awareness of the
risks of human trafficking – this modern form of slavery.”

Ruslana met OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Dimitrij Rupel, in Ljubljana earlier
this year to discuss human trafficking.