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Partners in Implementation
PART I
(i) Closely co‑operate, in a co‑ordinating role and in full respect of their mandates, with the
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and other OSCE institutions, relevant structures of the Secretariat including the Office of the Co‑ordinator of OSCE
Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), the Strategic Police Matters Unit (SPMU),
the Senior Gender Adviser, as well as, where appropriate, the OSCE field operations. Drawing
on the expertise within the OSCE, the OSCE structures that undertake activities in this field
will closely consult with each other and the Special Representative in order to avoid duplication, ensure complementarity and coherence and, as appropriate, seek to develop an integrated approach;
(j) Co‑operate and seek synergies with relevant international actors, including regional organizations, intergovernmental agencies and non-governmental organizations; continue to convene, chair and organize joint initiatives of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons;
2. Calls on the Secretary General and the Chairmanship-in-Office to consult each other regarding the appointment of a prominent personality with relevant professional and political
expertise:
• The Secretary General will appoint the personality as co-ordinator (…), with the consent
of the Chairmanship, in accordance with Decision No. 15/04 of the Twelfth Ministerial
Council Meeting in Sofia;
• The Chairmanship-in-Office will confer on the co-ordinator the functions and title of
Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in order to enable
the incumbent to adequately represent the OSCE at the political level. The participating
States will be consulted in accordance with Decision No. 8 of the Tenth Ministerial Council
Meeting in Porto;
3. Affirms that the Special Representative will be politically accountable to, and will report regularly and when appropriate to the Permanent Council after consultation with the
Chairmanship-in-Office and the Secretary General, as well as in accordance with Decision
No. 13/05 of the Thirteenth Ministerial Council Meeting in Ljubljana;
(…)
5. Decides that this decision amends Decision No. 2/03 of the Eleventh Ministerial Council
Meeting in Maastricht and, if necessary, may be amended by the Permanent Council.
Helsinki 2008 (Decisions: Decision No. 5/08 on Enhancing Criminal Justice Responses to
Trafficking in Human Beings through a Comprehensive Approach)
The Ministerial Council,
(…)
13. Tasks the Special Representative within existing resources as a part of regular reporting to
the Permanent Council to recommend, in co‑operation with the participating States, ways to
further enhance criminal justice responses to trafficking in human beings.
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