I am a big fan of movie marathons, spending an entire day or weekend watching films with a single theme: vampires, Quentin Tarantino, alien invasions, disasters, espionage and Sandra Bullock-the list could go on. However, when I had my last movie marathon, I found myself all alone, highlighting an issue that I fear many would rather not think about: human trafficking.

The next morning, I went to an office where I sat down for an interview with a woman.  The interview had lasted about 10 minutes when two men entered the room and dragged me away to a car.  I was screaming and resisting.

Apart from the sheer destructive misery and heartache caused by human trafficking, one of the first and perhaps most striking aspects to be seen by any investigation into trafficking is that it touches so many people in so many towns and cities in so many societies. This is a global problem.

Three invigorating and informative weeks have whirled by since I began my internship at the United Nations in Vienna with UN.GIFT. The energy and motivation of the team has impressed upon me the significance of the work that is being done.

I have never met Jana in person but when one of my colleagues told me about her story I literally got goose bumps. I first heard of Jana when she spoke before  the UN Human Rights Council about how she escaped from human traffickers that had kidnapped her, forced into prostitution and threaten her with hurting her family.

My alarm roused me at 6 a.m., followed by a second alarm strategically placed across the room, guaranteeing that I would really get up for the FIRST day of my much anticipated internship, a three-month internship with the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking also known as UN.GIFT.

Today is an important day for those who work to end human trafficking around the world. The SG's announcement of the Global Plan of Action is an important step that shows the commitment of Member States to end human trafficking and recognizes the role of the UN organizations working against trafficking.

There are some people who have been illegally brought in to be domestic slaves. There are some people who have been illegally brought in or have been enticed into industrial slavery. There are some people who are in slavery due to the extreme form of arranged or forced marriages. There are many who are in sexual slavery - sold on darkened street corners or through dubious advertising sites.

The wait is over and we are all really excited to share this great project with the world. I am a UN.GIFT team member and I will be blogging about UN.GIFT's communications strategies and other media related topics.