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How are the Syrian conflict and the refugee situation affecting trafficking in persons in Syria and the neighbouring countries?

On Monday 6 June, at 3:30-5:30pm CET,ICMPD is holding a webinar to discuss research on the effects of the Syrian conflict on trafficking in persons in the countries most affected by the displacement: Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. You are cordially invited to participate!

The webinar features UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Ms. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro and the author of ICMPD’s study Targeting Vulnerabilities, Dr. Claire Healy. It will be moderated by Ms. Elisa Trossero, Programme Manager of ICMPD’s Anti-Trafficking Programme, and will be held in English only.

The webinar will cover:

• The challenges of responding to trafficking in persons (TIP) in the context of conflict;
• The main research findings of the study Targeting Vulnerabilities: The Impact of the Syrian War and Refugee Situation on Trafficking in Persons - A Study of Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq;
• Evidence-based recommendations to prevent trafficking and protect trafficked people in the context of the Syrian conflict and displacement;
• Q&A session with the active participation of webinar attendees.

Participation is open to all, but the webinar is limited to 100 participants and registration is on a first-come first-served basis, so we encourage you to register now! The registration form is attached to this email and should be filled in and returned to Ms. Elena Petreska (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). The webinar will use Adobe Connect software. Registered participants will receive instructions on how to participate by email. If there are still places left on the day of the webinar, participants can also join the webinar at that time, without registering.

More details about ICMPD’s research on TIP in the context of the Syrian conflict, and the full study, briefing paper and policy brief, can be accessed here.

You can find more information about the webinar and the speakers here.

The Targeting Vulnerabilities study is the result of the project ‘Assessment of the Impact of the Syrian War and Refugee Crisis on Trafficking in Persons (AIS-TIP),’ implemented by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and financially supported by the United States Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP). The project runs from October 2014 to the end of June 2016, and the study was published and launched in December 2015. It is available in English, Arabic, Turkish and Iraqi Kurdish.

For those who cannot participate on the day, the webinar will be recorded and can be watched at a later date.