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The International Conference on using innovative forms and methods in prevention of human trafficking will be held in Kyiv11:05, 19/10/2011

On October 25-26th International Women's Right Centre "La Strada - Ukraine" is holding the International Conference "Experience and prospects of using innovative technologies in prevention of human trafficking in Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus".
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Workshop for managers and core staff of two hot lines (La Strada Belarus and IOM Minsk, including the NGO Business Women Club in Brest) on standards of operation12:54, 20/07/2011

Workshop for managers and core staff of two hotlines (La Strada Belarus and IOM Minsk, including NGO Business Women's Club in Brest) on standards of operation (SOP) will take place on 9 - 11 of August in Belarus
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28 – 30 June, 2011, International Conference “Best Practices in the Implementation of National Referral Mechanisms/Systems for Protection and Assistance of Victims of Human Trafficking” in Chisinau, Moldova17:25, 11/07/2011

On 28 - 30 June 2011, the International Conference "Best Practices in the Implementation of National Referral Mechanisms/Systems for Protection and Assistance of Victims of Human Trafficking" was organized by the International Organization for Migration, Mission to Moldova under the auspices and in close partnership with the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family of the Republic of Moldova.
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International round table "Compensation for victims of trafficking: experiences from Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine" held in June 2011 in Minsk, Belarus10:51, 23/06/2011

International round table "Compensation for victims of trafficking: experiences from Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine" was held in June 2011 in Minsk, Belarus. The aim of the round table was to consolidate efforts at the regional level to ensure systematic and sustainable access to compensations for victims of trafficking and to exchange best models of legislation, legal practice and know-how experience of compensation mechanisms.
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Experts from eight countries gathered in Kyiv to discuss strategies of combating human trafficking for labour exploitation12:01, 05/07/2011

Kyiv, 26-27 May 2011 - International workshop "Experience and Perspectives of Combating Trafficking for Labour Exploitation in Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus" organized by "La  Strada - Ukraine" under the Danish Programme against Human Trafficking in Eastern and South Eastern Europe gathered experts from Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Great Britain, Moldova, and Ukraine to identify successful practices and strategies in addressing one of the pressing challenges for the WNIS region.

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Two trainings for law enforcement personnel in May, 2011 in Minsk 15:42, 18/05/2011

Two trainings for law - enforcement personnel are planned in May, 2011 in Minsk under the topic "Combating trafficking in human beings: system analysis, international cooperation and best LE practices ".

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Regional Workshop Concentrates on Combating Sexual Exploitation of Children 15:53, 06/05/2011

Chisinau, 5-8 April 2011 - Forty representatives of the law - enforcement agencies from Belarus, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine gathered for a regional seminar "Combating Sexual Exploitation of Children - sharing best practices" organized by La Strada - Moldova within the framework of the Danish Programme against Human Trafficking in Eastern and South Eastern Europe.

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International Conference «Prevention of trafficking in human beings in Belarus: role of business community» was conducted in Minsk on 28th of April, 201115:51, 29/04/2011

On April, 28, 2011 IOM Minsk conducted an International Conference "Prevention of trafficking in human beings in Belarus: role of business community". The event was organized within the framework of the project "Combating Trafficking in Human Beings: Republic of Belarus" under support of the Danish MFA.

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International Conference «Prevention of trafficking in human beings in Belarus: role of business community » will be conducted in Minsk on 28th of April, 201112:27, 13/04/2011

On April, 28, 2011 IOM Minsk will conduct an International Conference "Prevention of Trafficking in Human Beings in Belarus: role of business community". The event will be organized within the framework of the project "Combating Trafficking in Human Beings: Republic of Belarus" under support of the Danish MFA.

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Six trainings “Compensation for damage caused by the crime to victims of trafficking” were conducted from January till April 2011 in all regions of Belarus 12:11, 13/04/2011

Six trainings "Compensation for damage caused by the crime to victims of trafficking" were conducted from January till April 2011 in all regions of Belarus by IOM Minsk in partnership with  Programme "La Strada Belarus" with the support of the Danish MFA.

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Danish Programme to support a roundtable on countering human trafficking within the Equal Opportunities Forum in Ukraine 16:29, 23/02/2011

KYIV, 2-3 March 2011 – Beginning of spring 2011 will be marked by a large-scale forum “Ukraine. Society of Equal Opportunities” organized by the Ministry of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sports, Council of Europe, Equal Opportunities and Women’s Rights Programme in Ukraine, as well as “La Strada-Ukraine”, “School of Equal Opportunities”, and “Women’s Information and Consultation Centre” NGOs. The event will take place on 2-3 March 2011 at the National Centre for Business and Cultural Cooperation “Ukrainian House” and will include expert meetings on countering human trafficking, strengthening gender equality and other related topics.


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IOM Honours Ukrainians Fighting Modern-Day Slavery18:05, 01/12/2010

KYIV, 2 December 2010 - On the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Ukraine will honour individuals and organizations that have made outstanding efforts to combat human trafficking in Ukraine.
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OSCE, IOM and La Strada call for adoption of comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation in Ukraine14:38, 25/10/2010

KYIV, 18 October 2010 - Marking the European Anti-Trafficking Day, the international and non-governmental organizations supporting Ukraine's efforts to combat human trafficking call for adoption of the comprehensive anti-trafficking law and State Programme against Human Trafficking for 2011-2015.

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Regional Workshop on Social Standards in Anti-Trafficking Work organized by La Strada-Ukraine14:19, 25/10/2010

KYIV, October 7-8 - Regional workshop "Social Anti-Trafficking Standards in Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus: Practice of Elaboration and Implementation" was held in Kyiv. The event was organized by the International Women's Rights Centre "La Strada - Ukraine" with the support from the Danish Programme against Human Trafficking in Eastern and South Eastern Europe.
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Regional seminar on male victims of trafficking identification and assistance held in Kyiv14:19, 25/10/2010

KYIV, October 5-6 - A regional training seminar titled "Peculiarities of Identification and Assistance to Male Victims of Trafficking" was organized by the IOM Mission in Ukraine in Kyiv on 5-6 October 2010. This was the first event out of two planned under the Danish Programme 2009-2013 and a follow up activity to Programme components addressing male VoTs since 2006.
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Regional Steering Group gathered in Chisinau19:03, 23/09/2010

CHISINAU, 15 September 2010 - The Regional Steering Group meeting under the Danish Programme against Human Trafficking in Eastern and South Eastern Europe was hosted by the Organisation for Co-operation and Security in Europe (OSCE) Mission in Moldova. The event was attended by the Programme implementers, including IOM Missions in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, NGOs from the La Strada network (Belarus Young Women's Christian Association/ La Strada - Belarus, La Strada - Moldova, and La Strada - Ukraine), OSCE representations in Moldova and Ukraine, and a representative of the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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6th Regional Partner Forum took place in Copenhagen14:33, 21/05/2010

COPENHAGEN, 18-19 May 2010 - The sixth Regional Partner Forum under the Danish Programme against Human Trafficking in Eastern and South Eastern Europe took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the premises of the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 
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The 8th training for law enforcement personnel of the CIS countries took place in Minsk19:02, 25/05/2010

A 12-day training for law enforcement personnel of the CIS states on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings: System Analysis, International Cooperation, and Best Practice was conducted in Minsk, Belarus.

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19 June 2009, Conference on development of National Referral Mechanism to assist human trafficking victims in Ukraine12:29, 09/07/2009

A national conference on ways to rehabilitate and provide state assistance to victims of human trafficking organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine in co-operation with the Ukrainian Ministry for Family, Youth and Sports was held in Kyiv on 19 June 2009.


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Report: 18-29 May 2009, Training for CIS law enforcement at the International Training Center on Migration and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (ITC) in Minsk, Belarus11:32, 30/06/2009

On 18-29 May 2009 the MoI of the Republic of Belarus and IOM Minsk held a training for LE practitioners of Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova under the title “Combating trafficking in human beings: system analysis, international cooperation and best LE practices” at the ITC.


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Report: 16 Dec 2008, International Workshop on Gender Issues in the Context of Combating Human Trafficking in Minsk, Belarus17:55, 02/02/2009

International workshop on gender issues in the context of combating human trafficking was held by IOM Minsk and Belarusian Young Women Christian Association (BYWCA)/La Strada Belarus on 16 December, 2008 for representatives of DANATIP implementing partners and other interested bodies.


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Report: 16 Dec 2008, Gained experience in social prevention of trafficking in persons presented participant of all-Ukrainian workshop “Best practices of prevention trafficking in persons”18:02, 02/02/2009

On 16 December 2008, “La Strada-Ukraine” organised seminar “Best practices of prevention trafficking in persons”.


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Report: 21-22 Oct 2008, International Conference "National Referral Mechanisms (NRM) for the Assistance and Protection of Trafficked Persons – Theory and Practice" in Chisinau, Moldova19:24, 13/11/2008

On 21-22 October 2008, in Chisinau, Moldova the International Conference took place aiming to take stock of the NRM implementation in 5 selected countries of Europe by collecting& analyzing the existing practices and developing recommendations for enhancing both the NRM theoretical and practical application. 


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Report: 10 Oct 2008, “It’s good we were the first to start working on developing standards in social prevention of trafficking in persons, and didn’t wait for the state to do this for us” 23:35, 26/12/2008

On 10 October 2008, the International Women’s Rights center “La Strada-Ukraine” held an international workshop “Standards in social prevention of trafficking in persons in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine”. 
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Over 600 victims of trafficking were assisted under the Danish Programme for the first half of the year 200719:15, 13/11/2008

During the period of January-June 2007 over 600 victims of trafficking from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine recieved reintegration assistance under the Danish Programme against Human Trafficking in Eastern and South Eastern Europe 


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International conference on combating trafficking in human beings and compensating victims of trafficking16:18, 25/05/2007

The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, in co-operation with the Academy of Prosecutors of Ukraine and the Academy of Judges of Ukraine, held an international conference on combating trafficking in human beings and compensating victims of trafficking in Kyiv on May 24, 2007. 


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Regional Return Assistance16:16, 25/05/2007

Due to the DMFA and EC support Regional Return Assistance now is available for victims of human trafficking from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine who were trafficked to countries without return and assistance programmes
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419 victims of human trafficking assisted through the Danish Programme during the first phase of the Programme implementation11:51, 21/12/2006

419 victims of trafficking in human beings from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine received reintegration assistance under the Danish Programme Against Human Trafficking in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe during 4 (four) months period (1 May 2006 – 31 August 2006) of the Programme implementation.
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September 8, 2006 Workshop for IOM partner NGOs on Legal Aspects of NGO Functioning in Ukraine17:23, 17/11/2006

On 8 September 2006, IOM Kyiv, in the framework of the Danish Programme Against Human Trafficking in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, and in cooperation with the Creative Centre “Counterpart”, conducted a capacity building event for its partners on legal aspects of NGO functioning in Ukraine.
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