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According to the Protogospel of James, a Jewish couple, Joachim and Anna had everything in life except a child they they longed for. An angel communicated to them that they would be gifted with a child and that this “offspring shall be spoken of throughout the whole world”. (PJ 4.1). The elated Anna made a promise to the angel “If I should give birth to a boy or girl, I shall present the child as a gift to the Lord my God and it shall be a servant to God all the days of its life.” (PJ 4.1). A baby girl was born to the couple and they named her Mary – who went on to become the Mother of God. (taken from A.O Leary pbvm, Nano Nagle and an Evolving Charism).

In 2013 the UN General Assembly held a high-level meeting to appraise progress in the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. At the meeting, member states also designated July 30 as the World Day against Trafficking in Persons. The resolution declared that such a day was necessary to “raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion and protection of their rights.”