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OSCE Presence conveys condolences for 9 January tragedy and pledges support to fight trafficking

Publishing date: 13 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
TIRANA, 13 January 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania extends its condolences to the Albanian people and to the families of the victims of the tragedy of 9 January, when a number of young people lost their lives off the coast of southern Albania...

OSCE Yerevan workshop focuses on identification of trafficking victims

Publishing date: 22 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
YEREVAN, 22 December 2003- An OSCE workshop on identification of human trafficking victims held in Yerevan marked a turning point in the development of a strategic partnership between the Armenian government and civil society actors in setting...

OSCE approves new mandate for Presence in Albania

Publishing date: 18 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Media freedom and development, Policing
TIRANA, 18 December 2003- The OSCE Permanent Council, representing the Organization's 55 participating States, today approved a new mandate for the OSCE Presence in Albania. The new mandate had been drafted at the request of Albania, as the host...

Moldovan trafficking victims become more isolated and vulnerable, says UN-OSCE report

Publishing date: 17 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
CHISINAU, 17 December 2003- Failure to protect the human rights of trafficking victims is a key obstacle to progress in the fight against trafficking and organized crime in Moldova, the United Nations and the OSCE Mission to Moldova warn in a...

International community in Skopje welcomes results of weapons collection programme

Publishing date: 16 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
SKOPJE, 16 December 2003- The Skopje-based representatives of the OSCE, the EU, NATO and the U.S. welcomed the results of the Weapons Collection Programme announced today. A joint statement by the Head of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to...

Trafficking victims become more isolated and vulnerable, international report says

Publishing date: 10 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
VIENNA, 11 December 2003- Failure to protect the human rights of trafficking victims is a key obstacle to progress in the fight against trafficking and organised crime in south-eastern Europe, according to a joint report of the OSCE, the UN and...

Afghan Foreign Minister seeks OSCE support

Publishing date: 4 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Asian Partners for Co-operation, OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights
VIENNA, 4 December 2003- Afghan Foreign Minister Dr Abdullah Abdullah thanked the OSCE on Thursday for granting his country the status of Partner for Co-operation and asked for the Organization's support as Afghanistan seeks to build security and...