News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Trafficking in human beings focus of OSCE-supported training course in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 1 February 2018
More than 30 prosecutors and judges from across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) attended a training course on trafficking in human beings (THB), which concluded on 1 February 2018 in Sarajevo. The course was organized by the OSCE Mission to BiH, in co-operation with the Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Center of the Federation of BiH.
OSCE and UNODC sign new 2018-2019 joint action plan
Publishing date: 31 January 2018
VIENNA, 31 January 2018 – A plan for joint action by the OSCE and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for the period 2018-2019 was signed by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger and UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov today at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna.
Crisis in and around Ukraine, protracted conflicts, Mediterranean security, migration among Italy’s OSCE priorities, Chairperson-in-Office Alfano tells Permanent Council
Publishing date: 11 January 2018
VIENNA, 11 January 2018 – Addressing the crisis in and around Ukraine, the protracted conflicts, the security of the Mediterranean region, and the challenges of migration, including by combating human trafficking and all forms of xenophobia and discrimination, are among Italy’s OSCE Chairmanship priorities, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Italy’s Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano told the Permanent Council in Vienna today...
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe holds training course on raising awareness of human trafficking
Publishing date: 15 December 2017
A three-day training course organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe on raising awareness of human trafficking and identifying and assisting victims concluded on 13 December 2017 in Dushanbe.
High-level expert meeting in Warsaw focuses on updating handbook for protecting rights of trafficked persons
Publishing date: 14 December 2017
Updating a handbook created to assist OSCE participating States in establishing sustainable mechanisms and structures to counter human trafficking was the focus of a high-level international expert meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw
OSCE holds workshop on importance of public procurement, transparency and labour regulations in fighting trafficking in human beings in supply chains
Publishing date: 27 November 2017
Vienna, 27 November 2017 – A two-day workshop on the “Prevention of Trafficking in Human Beings in Supply Chains through Government Practices and Measures” concluded on 24 November in Geneva, Switzerland. Organized by the OSCE with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Switzerland, the workshop gathered over 50 participants, including representatives from 18 governments as well as international experts specialized in the fight against child and forced labour and human trafficking.
OSCE Missions to Montenegro and Skopje support bilateral protocol on fighting human trafficking
Publishing date: 7 November 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, together with the OSCE Mission to Skopje, organized a first working meeting between the institutions of Montenegro and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in charge of drafting a protocol on co-operation between the two countries in the fight against human trafficking. The meeting was held from 30 October to 1 November 2017 in Skopje...