COOPERATION WITH THE MEDIA, BUSINESS STRUCTURES AND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ARE OF OUTMOST IMPORTANCE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TRADE IN HUMAN BEINGS
On 25 October Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oskaras Jusys welcomed the participants of the conference “Prevention of Trade in Human Beings: Challenges and Solutions” taking place in Vilnius. “Today the trade in human beings is a challenge no only for national governments or a regional cooperation issue, this is a serious global problem, directly related to the issue of ensuring the basic human rights and freedoms,” Undersecretary of the Ministry O. Jusys said at the conference.
According to the Undersecretary, Lithuania has devoted considerable attention to the fight against trade in human beings for many years and the results of these activities are apparent. Nevertheless besides these state-level efforts coordination of international activities is necessary on order to avoid overlapping of the activities.
Undersecretary of the Ministry O. Jusys stressed the importance of constructive cooperation with such partners as the media, business structures and education institutions.
“We fully understand the influence these partners have on the public opinion and its unused potential. State institutions have long-time and large-scale cooperation in the fight against trade in human beings. We can congratulate ourselves on the results of these activities especially in the Baltic Sea region. But the time comes when international cooperation among other partners should be stimulated even more,” O. Jusys said.
The conference is attended by officials from different institutions, experts, journalists, academics, business and non-governmental organizations representatives. The main topics of the discussions are the best practices and results of the fight against trade in human beings, cooperation between the states of origin and destination of human trafficking to ensure effective prevention.
The conference is organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the UN Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention.
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