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Mission in Kosovo co-hosted a regional conference on street children

Summary

On 14 October, the Mission in Kosovo in co-operation with the Kosovo Police and "Terres des homes" (TdH) organized a regional conference on street children in Prishtinë/Priština, during which the representatives of government and non-government bodies from Albania and Kosovo addressed the issue of child begging affecting both regions. Participants discussed the intergovernmental co-operation in relation to these issues, as well as the implementation of the protocol provisions to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, with special emphasis on women and children  in Kosovo and Albania.

Additionally, issues of legal gaps, discrepancies in laws and sublegal acts in these areas were discussed. The conference concluded with recommendations and establishment of the working group consisting of the National Coordinator against Trafficking in Human Beings, representatives of the government, police and Prosecutors Office to ensure better co-operation between parties in implementing the Protocol.