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Holistic approaches to countering human trafficking for labour exploitation explored at OSCE regional workshop in Kyiv
Publishing date: 20 February 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine
What we do: Combating human trafficking, Policing
Some 70 representatives of national institutions of Ukraine and eight other OSCE participating States- the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden and Turkey – completed a two-day workshop in Kyiv on 20 February 2019 focusing on holistic approaches to countering trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation...
Preventing trafficking in human beings in governmental supply chains focus of OSCE-co-organized regional conference in Athens
Publishing date: 1 February 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings
What we do: Combating human trafficking
ATHENS, 1 February 2019 – A two-day regional conference on preventing trafficking in human beings through government procurement practices and measures, with a focus on the Balkan region, concluded yesterday in Athens, Greece...
Fifth OSCE simulation-based training in combating human trafficking along migration routes concludes in Vicenza
Publishing date: 17 December 2018
Over 70 anti-trafficking practitioners from more than 30 OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation in Europe, Central Asia and North America practiced how to apply a multi-agency and human rights-based approach during the fifth OSCE international simulation-based training to combat
Strengthening OSCE-EU co-operation discussed at first annual high-level meeting held in Brussels
Publishing date: 13 December 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
Improving institutional interaction and furthering co-operation between the OSCE and the EU in areas of common interest across all three OSCE security dimensions – politico-military, economic and environmental and human – was the focus of the first-ever EU–OSCE annual high-level meeting, held on 12 December in Brussels.
OSCE promotes multi-agency responses to fight human trafficking of migrants and refugees
Publishing date: 25 October 2018
A dedicated team of first responders in Catania, Italy, shared their practices in tackling trafficking of migrants through a multi-agency approach that combines effective investigative measures with victims’ protection, at an OSCE workshop held in this Sicilian port town on 11 October.
First OSCE Russian-language live exercise to fight human trafficking for responders from Europe and Asia kicks off in Astana
Publishing date: 24 September 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating human trafficking
ASTANA, 24 September 2018 – An OSCE-organized week-long simulation exercise on how to identify and rescue victims of human trafficking kicks off today at the Regional Hub for Countering Global Threats in Astana. More than 50 professionals from law enforcement, labour inspectorates, financial investigative units, prosecutorial offices, NGOs and social services from 14 OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation are participating in the live-action training...
OSCE officials praise Cyprus for its progress in combating human trafficking, encourage more multi-agency co-ordination
Publishing date: 13 September 2018
NICOSIA, 13 September 2018 – OSCE Acting Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Valiant Richey conducted an official visit to Cyprus this week, praised Cyprus for its progress in combating human trafficking and encouraged more multi-agency co-ordination...