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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE States explore role for the Organization regarding migration and refugee flows
Publishing date: 20 July 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 20 July 2016 – Possible roles for the OSCE in the context of the migration and refugee flows across the OSCE area were discussed today at a special meeting of the Permanent Council in Vienna...
OSCE acts to combat human trafficking along migration routes
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Migration
Protecting groups vulnerable to human trafficking along migration routes and in destination countries is the focus of the 2015 Alliance conference, where during the next two days leading experts are looking for new ways to assist at-risk migrants...
OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting focuses on links between smuggling of migrants, human trafficking and organized crime
Publishing date: 28 May 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
BELGRADE, 28 May 2015- Criminal justice experts and representatives from international organizations gathered in Belgrade today for the two-day OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting, to discuss new trends related to links between organized crime, irregular migration and trafficking in human beings.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office expresses gratitude to outgoing ODIHR Director Lenarčič
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
Content type: Press release
BERN, 30 June 2014- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, today expressed his gratitude to Ambassador Janez Lenarčič of Slovenia, the outgoing Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), for his work over the last six years...
Governments must step up fight against human trafficking, protect victims, prosecute criminals
Publishing date: 17 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 17 February 2014 – Prominent European officials are calling on governments at an international anti-trafficking conference in Vienna today to intensify the fight against modern-day slavery by taking specific steps to protect victims and prosecute the criminals who commit this terrible crime...
On European Anti-Trafficking Day OSCE Chair calls for efficient implementation by all participating States of their commitment to eliminate trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 18 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
ASHGABAT, 18 October 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara marked European Anti-Trafficking Day today by calling for efficient implementation by all participating States of their commitments to eradicate trafficking in human beings...
Participants at high-level OSCE conference in Kyiv call for stronger anti-trafficking action
Publishing date: 10 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
KYIV, 10 June 2013 – Ways to strengthen the OSCE participating States’ response to human trafficking in terms of the prevention of the crime, prosecution of offenders and protection of victims are the focus of a high-level conference that started in Kyiv today...