OSCE Special Representative calls for enhanced partnership among international organizations and civil society to better tackle human trafficking

STRASBOURG, 13 September 2010 - Partnership among public institutions, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations is essential to effectively fight trafficking in human beings, said the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, addressing a high-level meeting at the Council of Europe today.

During the meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, Giammarinaro announced the plans to expand the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons, a unique platform of over 40 partner organizations, to address more effectively the new features of trafficking.