News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Learning by doing- anti-trafficking practitioners across the Baltic Sea region take part in week-long regional simulation training
Publishing date: 10 November 2023
More than 50 professionals from five countries participated in a week-long simulation-based training exercise on combating trafficking in human beings in Brühl, Germany this week, marking the first such regional training between the OSCE and the Council of Baltic Sea States.
Dr. Kari Johnstone appointed as OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
Publishing date: 6 November 2023
VIENNA, 6 November, 2023 – Dr. Kari Johnstone took up her position serving as OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Human Trafficking on 30 October, 2023.
OSCE trains youth to prevent human trafficking
Publishing date: 27 October 2023
From 25 to 27 October 2023, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (the Office) organized a three-day training of trainers on combating trafficking in human beings.
Young Leaders for Security: OSCE-supported Youth Forum on Combating Human Trafficking Concludes in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 26 October 2023
Issyk-Kul, 23-26 October- The Migration Council under the Speaker of the Kyrgyz Republic, with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, organized a four-day Youth Forum on Combating Human Trafficking in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. The event gathered 30 young leaders from across the country selected through a competitive essay contest on the topic "How I Understand Human Trafficking?".
OSCE supports the first high-level Republican Conference on combatting the trafficking of human beings in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 26 October 2023
On 26 October 2023, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (Office) supported the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the organization of the first high-level Republican Conference on combating trafficking in human beings.
On EU Anti-Trafficking Day: New OSCE report helps identify victims of human trafficking on sexual service websites
Publishing date: 18 October 2023
VIENNA, 18 October 2023 — A new report mapping the online landscape of risks of trafficking in human beings on sexual services websites across the OSCE was launched by the Office of the Special Representative and Co-Ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings to mark EU Anti-Trafficking Day.
OSCE and IOM help Ukrainian officials and experts to build practical skills for handling human trafficking cases
Publishing date: 18 October 2023
A series of four three-day simulation exercises organized jointly by the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine and IOM Mission in Ukraine in September and October helped officials, experts, and practitioners from 12 regions of Ukraine to enhance their practical skills in investigating cases of trafficking in human beings and assisting survivors of the crime.