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Secretariat - Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings

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The Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings supports the development and implementation of anti-trafficking policies in OSCE participating States.

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OSCE Mission to Skopje supports co-ordination mechanism to help trafficking victims

Jasna Dobricik (right), National Rule of Law Officer with the OSCE Mission to Skopje, examines the anti-trafficking training curriculum with one of the trainers, 5 April 2008. (OSCE/Aleksandar Lazovski)

The adoption of new OSCE-supported guidelines on the proper treatment of trafficked persons will help the Government in Skopje to tackle the problem of identifying and assisting trafficking victims.

Moldovan helps trafficking victims with hotline work

Victoria (not pictured) believes that what young people need most in Moldova are jobs. Here, waitresses at a small restaurant in the Gagauz region of Moldova take a break. (OSCE/Neil Brennan)

Victoria is a psychologist by profession and an optimist by nature - and somebody who discovered that helping others can change her life for the better, too.

OSCE provides anti-trafficking training for Ukrainian regional officials

Representatives of government authorities and local NGOs plan activities to implement a regional anti-trafficking programme, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, 12 July. (OSCE/Tetyana Rudenko)

A series of anti-trafficking training sessions for regional government officials is the latest step in the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine's work to combat trafficking in human beings.

OSCE supports Albanian campaign against child begging

Begging children approaching drivers is a common sight in Tirana, Albania. This form of forced labour denies the children a proper upbringing and hinders their chances of a better future. (All Against Child Trafficking (BKTF)/Terre des Hommes)

The OSCE is supporting a campaign against the exploitation in Albania of children as beggars, aiming to raise awareness of the need to protect these children's rights.

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OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Eva Biaudet, talks to a teenager from a secondary school in Minsk, Belarus, 10 April 2008. (OSCE/Alla Krytynskaya)

OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Eva Biaudet, talks to a teenager from a secondary school in Minsk, Belarus, 10 April 2008. (OSCE/Alla Krytynskaya)

DOCUMENT: UN.GIFT Parliamentary Forum: Summary of Proceedings and Recommendations By Special Representative Eva Biaudet, Vienna, 12 Febuary 2008

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PUBLICATION: Factsheet on combating trafficking in human beings in the OSCE Region