Addressing Emerging Human Trafficking Trends and Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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On the occasion of the European Union Anti-Trafficking Day, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) will host a webinar to discuss the policy recommendations report on the topic. Titled "Addressing Emerging Human Trafficking Trends and Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic", the report is based on empirical data collected from survivors of trafficking from 40 countries and frontline organizations from 102 countries.
The joint report in English, French and Russian can be found here.
Speakers
- HRH Princess Eugenie, Co-Founder of The Anti-Slavery Collective
- Siobhán Mullally, UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially on Women and Children
- Ambassador Per-Anders Sunesson, Swedish Ambassador at Large for Combating Trafficking in Persons
- Kevin Hyland (OBE), UK's first Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and Member of Council of Europe GRETA
- Ruchira Gupta, Founder of Apne Aap Women Worldwide and Emmy-winning journalist
- Alika Kinan Sánchez, Argentinian survivor leader and anti-human trafficking activist
With welcoming remarks from Kalliope Mingeirou, Chief of the Ending Violence against Women Section of UN Women, and Andrea Huber, Head of the ODIHR Human Rights Department.
The brief will be presented by Tatiana Kotlyarenko, Adviser on Anti-Trafficking Issues at ODIHR. The side event will be moderated by Alethia Jimenez, Policy Specialist with the Ending Violence Against Women Section, UN Women.
Russian interpretation will be provided.
Registration
Please register here or at:
https://unwomen.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-4Lf-jnmT8Cc5W7D46xUoQ