Trafficking of Women and Girls: A Form of Gender-Based Violence

During the third OSCE Gender Equality Review Conference, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB) will host an online side event on “Trafficking of Women and Girls: A Form of Gender-Based Violence”.  

This event will shed light on the gender dynamics of trafficking in human beings, particularly affecting women and girls in the OSCE region. It will also discussing effective responses that are human rights based, gender-sensitive and victim- and survivor-centered. 

Speakers

• Ambassador Per-Anders Sunesson, Swedish Ambassador at Large for Combating Trafficking in Persons
• Taina Bien-Aime, Executive Director of Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
• Malaika Oringo, Founder and CEO of Footprint to Freedom and Survivor Leader
• Racha Haffar, Founder and CEO of Youth Against Slavery Movement

The opening remarks will be presented by Valiant Richey, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings.

This side event will be moderated by Moderated by Tatiana Kotlyarenko, OSCE/ODIHR Adviser on Anti-Trafficking Issues.

Russian interpretation will be provided.

Registration

Those interested can register at:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodu2hrTojGNX3O548AtW8k_nI3G9yfzDy