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| Staff: | Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy |
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May 3, 2006 - Special one day symposium
A three-part symposium on human trafficking explored the social, political, and economic factors that underlie human trafficking; the links between international peacekeeping and trafficking; how trafficking intersects with public health issues; and the U.S. government's policy responses to trafficking.
Meetings
Women and Foreign Policy Symposium: Human Trafficking - An Overview
Related Projects: Roundtable on Economic and Political Development in the Middle East, Symposium on Human Trafficking: A Day of Learning
| Speakers: | Ann Jordan, Director, Initiative Against Trafficking in Persons, Global Rights |
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| Neha Misra, Global Coordinator, Counter Trafficking Programs & Program Officer, Africa Region, American Center for International Labor Solidarity (Solidarity Center), AFL-CIO | |
| Jyoti Sanghera, Advisor on Trafficking, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | |
| Presider: | Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations |
8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Transcript: Symposium on Human Trafficking Session 1: Human Trafficking, an Overview [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service, Inc.]
Audio: U.S. Foreign Policy and Women Symposium: Human Trafficking - An Overview (audio)
This meeting is on the record.
Women and Foreign Policy Symposium: Human Trafficking - Global Health and Security
Related Projects: Roundtable on Economic and Political Development in the Middle East, Symposium on Human Trafficking: A Day of Learning
| Speakers: | Sarah E. Mendelson, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies |
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| Joy Zarembka, Director, Break the Chain Campaign | |
| Alice Miller, Professor, Department of Population and Family Health, School of Public Health, Columbia University; Law and Health Advisor, Sexual Health and Rights Project, Open Society Institute | |
| Presider: | Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times |
10:45 - 12:15 p.m.
Transcript: Symposium on Human Trafficking Session 2: Human Trafficking and Global Health [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service, Inc.]
Audio: U.S. Foreign Policy and Women Symposium: Human Trafficking - Global Health and Security (audio)
This meeting is on the record.
Women and Foreign Policy Symposium: The U.S. Government Response to Trafficking
Related Projects: Roundtable on Economic and Political Development in the Middle East, Symposium on Human Trafficking: A Day of Learning
| Speaker: | John Miller, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State |
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| Presider: | Kavita Ramdas, President and Chief Executive Officer, Global Fund for Women |
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Meeting
Transcript: Symposium on Human Trafficking Session 3: The U.S. Government Response to Trafficking [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service, Inc.]
Audio: U.S. Foreign Policy and Women Symposium: The U.S. Government Response to Trafficking (audio)
This meeting is on the record.
Further Readings
May 2, 2006
Human trafficking is a growing problem, affecting virtually all countries, according to a recent UN report on the crime. But the problem has yet to be confronted in many countries and non-governmental groups are divided on what to do.
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