OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings to visit ArmeniaMay 4, 2009 - 15:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ms Eva Biaudet, will visit Armenia for the first time on 6-8 May, the OSCE Yerevan Office said. During this official visit, she will meet with a number of high level Armenian officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Labor and Social Issues, Justice, Prosecutor General's office, Armenian Police, National Assembly of Armenia. She will participate in the meeting of the Anti-Trafficking Inter-Ministerial Council Working Group chaired by the Armenian Foreign Ministry. The Special Representative meetings will help to further develop and strengthen cooperation of the Armenian anti-trafficking actors with the OSCE, determining the areas where the OSCE support and expertise can be of use. The OSCE Office in Yerevan, in close cooperation with other international organizations active in Armenia, assists the Armenian Government in its efforts to combat human trafficking, developing anti-trafficking policies and mechanisms to protect and assist victims. The Office's activities are currently focused on supporting a national referral mechanism (NRM) development and improving anti-trafficking training for Armenia's law enforcement bodies. The OSCE Office in Yerevan, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Social Issues, has established an Anti-Trafficking Support and Resource Unit (ATRSU) in the Ministry. The Unit carries out activities aiming at improved protection of trafficked victims. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |