News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Representative promotes creative anti-slavery campaigns at Scotland’s Festival of Politics
Publishing date: 23 August 2012
EDINBURGH, United Kingdom, 24 August 2012- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, spoke today at the Festival of Politics highlighting the benefits of using photography, theatre and dance in campaigns to raise awareness about the growing problem of modern-day slavery.
OSCE organizes leadership summer school for young women from both banks of Dniester/Nistru river
Publishing date: 6 August 2012
CHISINAU, 6 August 2012 – Having women in leadership positions is key to women’s empowerment and a precondition for any country’s prosperity, said the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Jennifer Brush, today as she inaugurated the 2012 Summer School of Leadership for young women in Vadul Lui Voda...
OSCE trains police in targeting illicit proceeds of human trafficking
Publishing date: 20 July 2012
PRAGUE, 20 July 2012 – A three-day OSCE training seminar for police and financial investigators in how to identify, seize and confiscate criminal assets arising from human trafficking concluded today in Prague...
OSCE Special Representative publishes recommendations to Moldovan Government on combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 19 July 2012
VIENNA, 19 July 2012- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, published today recommendations to the Moldovan Government to advance continuing efforts to prevent human trafficking, assist trafficked persons and bring perpetrators to justice...
OSCE Centre in Astana advocates for child trafficking prevention
Publishing date: 28 June 2012
ASTANA, 28 June 2012 – An OSCE-organized international conference to share best practices and experience in preventing trafficking in children in vulnerable groups was held in Astana today...
OSCE Special Representative puts spotlight on trafficking for domestic servitude in diplomatic households
Publishing date: 21 June 2012
GENEVA, 21 June 2012- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, urged the Organization’s participating States today to take concrete steps to prevent trafficking for domestic servitude in diplomatic households at the first OSCE workshop on the topic for South-Western Europe in Geneva, Switzerland...
OSCE Special Representative recognized by United States for work to end modern-day slavery
Publishing date: 20 June 2012
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Maria Grazia Giammarinaro received a Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Hero Award on 19 June 2012 from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to honour her significant contributions in the struggle to end modern-day slavery...