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International organizations present study assessing human trafficking in Ukraine
Publishing date: 31 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KYIV, 31 May 2005- The British Council, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, UNICEF and USAID today presented a study "Trafficking in Ukraine. An Assessment of Current Responses." The study was...
New mechanisms for combating trafficking in human beings needed, says OSCE special representative
Publishing date: 26 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
BELGRADE, 26 May 2005- The OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings today called for a review of the mechanisms for combating human trafficking. Speaking at a conference in Belgrade, organized by the OSCE Mission to...
OSCE Special Representative discusses fight against trafficking in human beings with Tajik officials
Publishing date: 17 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
DUSHANBE, 17 May 2005- Helga Konrad, the OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, who is in Dushanbe on a two-day visit, is holding talks with high-level Tajik Government officials on ways to fight human trafficking...
OSCE Special Representative calls on financial institutions to help prevent human trafficking
Publishing date: 28 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
PARIS, 28 April 2005- The OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings called upon financial institutions to develop comprehensive poverty-reduction strategies to help reduce trafficking in human beings...
OSCE Special Representative appeals to CIS representatives to fight human trafficking
Publishing date: 21 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 21 April 2005- The OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Helga Konrad, today urged the CIS Council of Ministers of Internal Affairs to join forces in combating human trafficking. "We need the political will to...
Number of children trafficked from Moldova to Russia on the rise, says new UN-OSCE report
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
CHISINAU, 8 April 2005- More children are being trafficked from Moldova to Russia, shows an international report presented in Moldova today. It also shows that the number of trafficked persons returning to Moldova, especially from the Western Balkans...
Root causes of human trafficking not addressed, international organizations warn
Publishing date: 31 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
GENEVA, 31 March 2005- The root causes of human trafficking are not being adequately addressed in south-eastern Europe, says a new report launched in Geneva today. The report examines the efforts of governments, international and local NGOs to prevent...