News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Representative calls for better balance between border control and human rights protection to tackle human trafficking
Publishing date: 26 March 2012
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, called for anti-trafficking efforts at borders to prioritize human rights protection at a conference on “The Politics & Policy of Border Security” in Berlin on 23 March 2012...
OSCE Special Representative in Monaco welcomes continuation of child protection project in Moldova
Publishing date: 20 March 2012
MONACO, 20 March 2012 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, in her meeting with Prince Albert II today praised the support by the Principality of Monaco in the field of child protection and welcomed the continuation of such a project in Moldova...
OSCE Centre in Astana helps prevent human trafficking among vulnerable groups in Kazakhstan’s regions
Publishing date: 15 March 2012
KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan, 15 March 2012 – The OSCE Centre in Astana launched a series of regional training seminars today to help staff at orphanages and vocational schools prevent human trafficking...
OSCE Special Representative makes recommendations on human trafficking to Canada
Publishing date: 15 March 2012
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Maria Grazia Giammarinaro addressed the Government of Canada with recommendations aimed at advancing anti-trafficking action on 15 March 2012...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports regional anti-trafficking efforts
Publishing date: 13 March 2012
Building the capacity of the territorial branches of Uzbekistan’s Inter-agency Anti-trafficking Commission to sustainably and systematically combat human trafficking and to improve co-ordination between the different actors is the focus of a two-day workshop that started at the General Prosecutor’s office in Tashkent on 12 March 2012...
OSCE Special Representative, at UNESCO, says women’s empowerment is key to preventing human trafficking
Publishing date: 9 March 2012
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, addressed the roundtable meeting "Trafficking in Women and Girls" on the occasion of International Women’s Day at UNESCO on 9 March 2012 in Paris...
OSCE Special Representative meets Romanian authorities to further co-operation on combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 29 February 2012
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, on a visit to Bucharest on 28 February 2012, met with high-level authorities, including the State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Alina Bica, and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Administration and Interior, Joan Dascalu...