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Combating the demand that fosters sexual exploitation

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The demand for paid sexual services incentivizes human trafficking and exploitation. The OSCE helps countries in their efforts to combat demand through laws, policies, training, and more comprehensive prevention programmes.

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Valiant Richey, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, and Petya Nestorova, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings and Head of the Anti-trafficking Division of the Council of Europe at the Meeting of National Anti-Trafficking Co-ordinators and Rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms, Vienna, 13-14 June 2022.

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OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Valiant Richey, addressed the participants at a workshop at the OSCE Mission to Moldova based on the recommendations issued by his Office to reduce the risks of human trafficking, Chisinau, 7 June 2022.

Panel 2 – Ensuring protection to all victims

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Panel 2 – Ensuring protection to all victims Moderator: Katarina Lughofer, Migration and Asylum Programme, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) Speakers: Heather Komenda, Senior Regional Thematic Specialist for Migrant Protection and Assistance, IOM Liliana Palihovici, Special Representative on Gender of the OSCE Chairpersonship Fernand de Varennes, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Shakhnoza Khassanova, Director, Legal Centre for Women’s Initiative “Sana Sezim” (Kazakhstan)

Panel 3 – Protecting the most vulnerable: developing durable solutions for child victims of trafficking

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22nd Alliance against Trafficking in Persons conference: Panel 3 – Protecting the most vulnerable: developing durable solutions for child victims of trafficking Moderator: Dame Sara Thornton, Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (United Kingdom) Speakers: Guillaume Landry, Executive Director, ECPAT International Staca Shehan, Vice President, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (United States) Nihal Eminoğlu, Assistant Professor, Çanakkale 18 March University (Turkey) Romina Kuko, Deputy Minister of Interior (Albania)

Panel 1: Building effective protection systems

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Panel 1: Building effective protection systems Moderator: Petya Nestorova, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings and Head of the Anti-trafficking Division of the Council of Europe Speakers: Kevin Hyland OBE, Member of the Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) Venla Roth, National Anti-Trafficking Co-ordinator, Ministry of Justice (Finland) Suzanne Hoff, International Co-ordinator, La Strada International Dina Dominitz, National Anti-Trafficking Co-ordinator, Ministry of Justice (Israel)

Panel 4 – The way forward: towards inclusive and comprehensive protection

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22nd Alliance against Trafficking in Persons conference: Panel 4 – The way forward: towards inclusive and comprehensive protection Moderator: Ambassador Gesa Bräutigam, Head of the Permanent Mission of Germany to the OSCE Speakers: Congressman Christopher Smith, OSCE PA Special Representative on Human Trafficking Issues (United States) Magdalena Nestorovska, National Co-ordinator of the National Commission on Fight against Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration (North Macedonia) Christoph Bierwirth, Head, Liaison Office to the OSCE and Viennabased UN Agencies, UNHCR Geneviève Colas, Co-ordinator of the NGO network “Together against Trafficking in Human Beings” for Secours Catholique- Caritas France Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman, Member of ODIHR International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council (ISTAC) and UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Contemporary Forms of Slavery and Trafficking (United States) Discussion Closing Remarks: Valiant Richey, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings

Opening Session- Keynote Addresses

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Keynote addresses: Jennifer Richardson, Director, Community and Indigenous Supports Branch, Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (Canada) Kelly Clements, Deputy High Commissioner, UNHCR Dr. Najat Maala M’jid, Special Representative of the UN SecretaryGeneral on Violence against Children

Opening Session

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Welcoming remarks: Valiant Richey, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Helga Maria Schmid, OSCE Secretary General Opening Remarks: Zbigniew Rau, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Matteo Mecacci, Director, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)

Our Mission, Combating Human Trafficking

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Since 2003, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has had a dedicated position to help States combat, prevent, and ultimately end human trafficking. The Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings leads an office of passionate and committed people working on a wide range of issues related to trafficking. Through awareness raising, technical assistance, capacity building, research and policy development, the Office of the Special Representative coordinates the OSCE’s efforts on every aspect of human trafficking; learn more about its activities.

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(c) Dominique Waag, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, and Filip Adžić, Minister of Interior in the Government of Montenegro, with participants of the Conference on risk assessment and prevention of human trafficking in supply chains, organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB) in Budva, Montenegro, 10 May 2022.

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Internally displaced persons staying in line to get their documentation in front of administrative service center in Chernivtsi, 15 April 2022.