From Armenia in brief: OSCE to open Anti-Trafficking Support and Resource Unit

Published: Saturday February 21, 2009

Yerevan - The OSCE will officially open the Anti-Trafficking Support and Resource Unit in Yerevan on February 26. Last year in November, a memorandum of understanding to establish the unit was signed by Ambassador Sergey Kapinos, head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, and Arsen Hambardzumyan,

the Armenian minister of labor and social issues.

According to the OSCE, the new unit will assist relevant national entities to fight trafficking in human beings by helping to enhance co-operation with non­governmental organizations, develop an effective strategy for victim protection, and establish an operational victim referral mechanism.

The unit is being funded by the governments of France, Sweden, and Germany. It will also provide the necessary technical, information and human resources for co-ordinated implementation of Armenia's National Plan of Action against Trafficking.