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Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) I: Child Trafficking - From Prevention to Protection

When

28 May 2018, 13:00 - 29 May 2018, 17:30

Where

Vienna, Hofburg

Organized by

the Italian OSCE Chairmanship with the support of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-ordination with the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB)
The first Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) on the topic of Child Trafficking - From Prevention to Protection will take place in Vienna on 28 and 29 May 2018. The meeting is organized by the Italian OSCE Chairmanship with the support of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and in co-ordination with the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB).

The meeting will seek to address the prevention of the phenomenon of child trafficking and the related protection of minors, including specific measures for unaccompanied minors. With the aim to provide guidance on how to design and implement sustainable mechanisms to ensure a victim-centred and child-friendly human rights based approach in countering human trafficking, including through multi-agency approaches and partnerships, it will also provide a forum to identify and discuss promising practices and challenges in the area of combatting trafficking in children in the OSCE region and the existing initiatives to tackle the vulnerability of child victims and children at risk of trafficking.

This Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting will discuss best practices from across the OSCE area, with a focus on the following key areas:

  • Preventing Child Trafficking
  • Protecting Child Victims and Children at Risk of Trafficking
  • Unaccompanied Minors – the Need for Special Protections

The meeting will be attended by the participating States as well as other relevant actors including civil society and international organisations. Recommendations may be addressed to participating States, OSCE institutions, including the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE executive structures, the OSCE at large, other inter-governmental as well as civil society actors in OSCE participating States.

Participants

Representatives of OSCE participating States, OSCE institutions and OSCE executive structures, representatives of inter-governmental organizations, representatives of civil society and researchers from 57 participating States that have relevant experience in the topic are invited to participate in the SHDM. The Partners for Co-operation are invited to attend and contribute with respect to their co-operation and links with the OSCE in the field.

Participation in the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting is free of charge, although all travel and accommodation costs should be borne by participants. Participants are kindly requested to make their own travel and hotel arrangements. You can find a list of a selection of hotels in Vienna below.

Civil society organizations can find more information in the document titled “Information for Civil Society”.

Registration

Participants wishing to attend the meeting are requested to register online at http://meetings.odihr.pl latest by the deadline of Wednesday, 16 May 2018 (23.59CET). Important note: registration after this date will be closed and registration on-site will not be available.

Modalities & Logistics

The modalities of the meeting are set out in accordance with the decision of the Permanent Council (PC.DEC/476, 23 May 2002).

The meeting will take place in the Hofburg Congress Centre. On Monday, before the opening plenary side events might take place. Please consult the schedule. The meeting will start on Monday, 28 May at 15:00 with an opening session followed by three working sessions, and the closing session will conclude on Tuesday, 29 May at 17:30. For details please see the General Information and Agenda documents.

The side events might take place on Monday, 28 May between 13:00 and 15:00 and on Tuesday, 29 May between 13:00 and 14:30 – for details please check the Side Events Schedule on the SHDM website, prior to the meeting.

Interpretation will be provided into the six official OSCE languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish.

More information on organization of the sessions, seating, guidelines for debate, display and distribution of documents, logistics, etc. is available in the document General Information.

Side events

Side events may be held during the SHDM. To book a side event, please register first through the ODIHR Registration System (http://meetings.odihr.pl.) and then proceed to side event booking. The booking system will be open on Monday, 21 May from 9:00 to  23:59 (CET). Detailed information on side event booking is available in the Side Events Information document.

In case of any questions, you may contact:

Programme matters: Mr. Omer Fisher at omer.fisher@odihr.pl

Co-ordination of side events: Mr. Ireneusz Stepinski at ireneusz.stepinski@odihr.pl   

Registration of participants: Ms. Anna Sierant anna.sierant@odihr.pl