UNICEF, MTV EXIT and The Killers: Goodnight, Travel Well
LONDON, United Kingdom, 13 July 2009 — Starting today, MTV audiences around the world will see a new music video that aims to raise awareness about sex trafficking. Featuring the rock band The Killers, the video is an exclusive collaboration between UNICEF, MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) and the US Agency for International Development. The track, Goodnight, Travel Well, is from the album Day & Age. The video is the second in a series of music video collaborations that highlight the danger and impact of human trafficking. The series launched last year with an award-winning film – produced by MTV EXIT that featured the Radiohead single All I Need. “We are deeply shocked and appalled that women and children are forced into such exploitative situations, said a spokesperson for The Killers. We hope that through MTV’s efforts, and this powerful video, millions of people across the world learn about this tragic form of modern-day slavery.” The video for Goodnight, Travel Well has the potential to reach more than 500 million households in 168 countries. There is almost no country in the world now that isnt affected by human trafficking in some way, said UNICEF Chief of Child Protection Susan Bissell. The statistics are staggering. More than 1.2 million children are being trafficked each year and nearly 80 per cent of all trafficking is for sexual exploitation, and the most at risk are girls. We see this music video as a powerful way to reach out and raise awareness …
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how can some people just be such assholes? … :/
I can’t believe this is happening. Some people are so damn disgusting! There are some sick people out there and they need to be stopped.
This is a brilliant video. I work with a team who are using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc to raise awareness on sex trafficking with young people. If you get a chance, please check out our music video and trailer for the film My Dangerous Loverboy.
@SunBrar7 And the responsibility is ours to improve it.
CHECK OUT love146.org. it is an organization trying to stop child sex slavery and trafficking.
of course one of the best songs of day & age
I love it! It’s so powerful and intense… plus the song goes perfectly with the video. I hope it really helps stopping sex trafficking.
@Eidolin video is about sex trafficing. Video begins by showing clips of nice looking woman and man having good time and when video and music proceed you begin to see more about backstory and finally it’s revealed that this nice looking woman is actually forced to work as a escort girl.
So in my point of view this video tells for *men* (who are willing to pay for these services) that this business exploits young girls and women in most the devastating ways
wait im really confused…what just happened in the vid? can someone explain the storyline to me? please? it seems like a really touching video but um…im not picking up on the storyline well. who’s the young guy?…im so confused x.x
@unccmf44 man i saw that film, you would not want to mess with Liam Neeson
I like the song, it says exactly what a lot of exploded people feel
I thing the song really belongs to the video, and yeah people can be disgusting, repulsive, repugnant and abhorrent by treating human beings as objects and worse than animals.
@tuyiorl well, maybe u should show evry one the link and then we can make a chnge insted of blaming the world
this is the world that we live in
Men are victims of poverty and crime too!…. do you think men like belonging to organised crime? how about the crypts or MS13… or other American style gangs… where did they come from? and can you feminists Stop the culture that is widespread all over the world……
Stop the Misandry…. stop the male bashing…. fight for true gender equality….
@unccmf44 Yeah that movies a really good movie.
why are men so bad?
Every time I watch this video it makes me want to watch the movie Taken. Liam Neeson takes out an entire group of guys like this. Great movie.
@reignofsparks42 She did die. In February. It says it on Wikipedia.
wow…the words fail me!!
believe me it is!
This really makes me cry!!! Wish there was something I could do..
@MiiiiiimZ believe me,, its not here
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