The role of regional and sub-regional mechanisms in international efforts to counter trafficking in persons, especially women and children" (Dakar, 4-5 October 2010)

Presentations Made

• Opening Statement, Mr Mahamane Cissé-Gouro, OHCHR

Session 1: Normative and Institutional Frameworks

• Human-Rights Based Approach, Ms Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, UN Special Rapporteur
• Regional work plans: ECCAS Mr Bernard Ngamo Kameni
• Regional work plans: COMMIT-Mekong, Mr Matt Friedman
• Monitoring bodies, Mr Nicolas Le Coz, Council of Europe
• Case Study: West Africa, Mr Saddikh Niass, OHCHR, ENGLISH
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Session 2: Prevention

• Prevention programmes: OAS, Mr Fernando Garcia-Robles
• Prevention programmes: COMMIT-Mekong, Mr Matt Friedman
• Safe migration as a prevention measure, Ms Chantel Kapp-Marais, AU

Session 3: Protection

• Regional approaches to protection: Asia, Mr Matt Friedman
• Regional approaches to protection: Europe, Ms Claudia Lam
• Gender-sensitive perspectives, Ms Chantel Kapp-Marais, AU
• Child-centered approaches, Mr Matt Friedman, COMMIT-Mekong
• Consolidated approach to protection, Mr Matt Friedman, COMMIT-Mekong
• Innovative forms of cooperation: ECOWAS and ECCAS, Mr Bernard Ngamo Kameni
• Innovative forms of cooperation: EU and third countries, Mr Gert Bogers