Event Archive
April 2022
Conference
Promoting complementary legal pathways for the displaced to prevent smuggling, trafficking and exploitation
Side event, 22nd Alliance against Trafficking in Persons conference.
Meeting
Effective National Referral Mechanisms to protect and promote the rights of victims and survivors of trafficking, especially children
Effective National Referral Mechanisms to protect and promote the rights of victims and survivors of trafficking, especially children
Meeting
The inclusion of survivors’ voices to ensure a human rights-based and survivor-centred approach to combating human trafficking
The inclusion of survivors’ voices to ensure a human rights-based and survivor-centred approach to combating human trafficking
Conference
22nd Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons
The 22nd Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons (4-6 April 2022) focused on protection of and assistance to victims of trafficking – and specifically, the application of a victim-centered approach to support victims of…
Meeting
Participation of Hate Crime Victims in Criminal Proceedings
Hate crime victims who chose to participate in criminal or civil proceedings must feel safe and supported each step of the way. They should have the opportunity to present the harm they have suffered, receive compensation and have the…
March 2022
Meeting
Realizing Gender Equality in Parliament: Expert Meeting for International Stakeholders and Academia
Following the event jointly organized by ODIHR and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 30 March 2022 to present the new publication “Realizing Gender Equality in Parliament: A Guide for Parliaments in the OSCE Region", ODIHR will host an…
Meeting
Realizing gender equality in parliament: Transforming institutions, delivering for all women and men
In all modern democracies, including those in the OSCE region, women have been represented in many parliamentary chambers for over a century. Although they rarely constitute a majority in these chambers, the presence of women in these…
Meeting
International co-operation to address violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting I
The new dates of the first Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting are 28 and 29 March. The event will provide a platform for an exchange of views among OSCE participating States, OSCE institutions and other executive structures and…
Conference
Towards a Better Future for Hate Crime Victim Support: EStAR Project Final Conference
The final conference of ODIHR’s Enhancing Stakeholder Awareness and Resources for Hate Crime Victim Support (EStAR) project will provide a platform for the exchange of expertise on hate crime victim support. A host of high-level and expert…
Meeting
Advancing Gender Equality: Institutional Mechanisms at the Centre of Solutions
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women have been established in nearly every country around the world, also in the OSCE region from North America to Europe and Central Asia. They apply diverse strategies, but all with the…
Meeting
Addressing vulnerabilities of women and girls to trafficking in persons: Side event during the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
Research has consistently shown that human traffickers take advantage of people who are in positions of vulnerability. It is widely recognised that women and girls make up the majority of identified trafficking victims. Gender and age…
February 2022
Meeting
Kick-off meeting of the YDEAS II project
Harnessing the celebrations for “Tirana 2022 Youth Capital”, the Office of the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) in cooperation with the OSCE Presence in Albania will launch the YDEAS project on the occasion…
Meeting
Launch of the OSCE publication: “Policy responses to technology-facilitated trafficking in human beings: Analysis of current approaches and considerations for moving forward”
Information and communication technology has had a tremendous influence on the crime of trafficking in human beings (THB) in the last decade. Traffickers successfully misuse technology during all the stages of the THB crime and the problem…
Conference
First National Conference on Preventing and Combating Illicit Trafficking in Weapons, Ammunition and Explosives in all its Aspects
The purpose of this Conference is to establish a co-ordination platform on implementing a joint strategic approach to preventing and combating the illicit trafficking in weapons, ammunition and explosives (WAE) in Ukraine. The discussion…
Conference
First Preparatory Meeting of the 30th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum
The First Preparatory Meeting of the 30th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum dedicated to “Promoting security and stability in the OSCE area through sustainable economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic” will take place in Vienna on…
Conference
Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Region
The conference will gather government representatives, as well as relevant stakeholders from international organisations, academia, civil society organisations and leaders of Jewish communities and local activists, offering a platform for…