News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Representative calls on financial institutions to help prevent human trafficking
Publishing date: 28 April 2005
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
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
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
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...
All OSCE countries affected by child trafficking, experts say
Publishing date: 18 March 2005
VIENNA, 18 March 2005- Trafficking in children is on the rise and is a matter of concern for all states throughout the OSCE region, said Helga Konrad, the OSCE's Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, at a conference today...
OSCE Chairman hopes for new impetus in efforts to find Transdniestria settlement
Publishing date: 14 March 2005
CHISINAU, 14 March 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel said on Monday he hoped recent elections in Moldova and Ukraine would help to generate fresh impetus in efforts to find a settlement in Transdniestria. "The OSCE remains committed to...
OSCE Centre organizes Uzbek delegation visit to Skopje and Rome to study anti-trafficking experience
Publishing date: 4 March 2005
TASHKENT, 4 March 2005- Members of the Uzbek inter-agency working group on anti-trafficking in human beings and representatives of the country's civil society, working in the field, will take part in a study trip to Skopje and Rome from 5 to 14 March...