News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and Ukraine join efforts to prevent human trafficking during Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Publishing date: 2 May 2017
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine is co-operating with the country’s Interior Ministry, the Ministry of Social Policy, the National Police and the State Border Guard Service to develop and distribute 150,000 information cards with Dos and Don’ts for visitors during the Eurovision Song Contest, taking place from 7 to 13 May 2017 in Kyiv...
Determined, co-ordinated multi-stakeholder response needed to tackle child trafficking, 17th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons concludes
Publishing date: 4 April 2017
Vienna, 4 April 2017 –OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Madina Jarbussynova brought the 17th high-level conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons to a close today by urging all participants to adopt a regional and multi-stakeholder response to better combat child trafficking and secure the best interests of all children, regardless of status or background.
OSCE launches new series of anti-trafficking training seminars for law enforcement officers and social workers across Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 16 March 2017
Some 35 law-enforcement officers and social workers took part in the first in a series of four training seminars on anti-trafficking practices and procedures in Kyzylorda, Kazakshtan, on 16 March 2017...
OSCE supports training for judges on combating human trafficking in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 1 March 2017
The first in a series of six OSCE-supported one-day training seminars on good legislative and judicial practices to combat trafficking in human beings began in Astana on 1 March 2017...
Important to step up co-ordination of anti-trafficking efforts, says OSCE Special Representative during official visit to the Russian Federation
Publishing date: 14 February 2017
Vienna, 14 February 2017 – OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Madina Jarbussynova, concluded on 11 February a six-day official visit to the Russian Federation to discuss the country’s implementation of OSCE anti-trafficking commitments.
OSCE and UK Home Office promote good practices on preventing slavery in supply chains
Publishing date: 29 November 2016
LONDON, United Kingdom, 29 November 2016- Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking and Sarah Newton, Minister for Vulnerability, Safeguarding and Countering Extremism of the government of the United Kingdom, opened today a workshop on preventing modern slavery in supply chains.
OSCE promotes instruments to address current challenges and emerging trends in the identification and referral of trafficking victims
Publishing date: 25 November 2016
GENEVA, Switzerland, 25 November 2016 – Aiming to develop more effective responses to address trafficking on a national level, NGOs, think tanks, private businesses, leading international organizations and academics gathered in Geneva this week for consultations organized by the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, and supported by the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)...