OSCE conference on joint efforts to combat trafficking in human beings in Albania opens tomorrow in Tirana

TIRANA, 16 June 2021 – The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings will host a conference on joint efforts to combat trafficking in human beings in Albania, on 17 June 2021, in Tirana and online.

The conference will focus on promoting the importance of partnerships and a multi-agency approach to enhance co-operation to address trafficking in human beings within the OSCE region and in Albania.

Participants will discuss the importance of strengthening a human rights based and victim-centered approach in all anti-trafficking actions. Representatives of central and local government institutions, parliament, judiciary and law-enforcement institutions, the international community, civil society, and academia will be attending.

Speakers opening the conference are as follows:

• Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Vincenzo Del Monaco;
• Albania’s Deputy Minister of Interior, Romina Kuko
• Swedish Ambassador at Large for Combating Trafficking in Persons, Anna Ekstedt;
• OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Valiant Richey;
• United States Ambassador to Albania, Yuri Kim;
• EU Delegation Ambassador, Luigi Soreca.

Media are invited to attend the opening of the conference, on 17 June, from 9:30, at the Rogner Hotel, Antigonea room. The conference will also be broadcast live on the Presence’s Facebook page.