Regional Workshop for RETA 5948: Combating Trafficking of Women and Children in South Asia

Regional Workshop for RETA 5948: Combating Trafficking of Women and Children in South Asia
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines: 27-29 May 2002

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Post Workshop Statement

On 27-29 May 2002, a Regional Workshop on Combating Trafficking Women and Children in South Asia was held at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines. Representatives from the Government, nongovernmental organizations, and donor agencies from Bangladesh, India, and Nepal participated in the Workshop. The resource persons from Thailand and Manila provided cross-regional perspectives to the discussions.

The Workshop explored specific links between ADB-supported poverty reduction and regional cooperation programs and anti-trafficking initiatives carried out by public and private sector partners in the region. It also provided a timely venue for participants to discuss the follow-up actions to the recently signed South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution.

Read the Opening Speech of Joseph B. Eichenberger, Vice President, ADB
Read the agenda, papers, and presentations
View the list of participants
Read the interview of Sonomi Tanaka, ADB's Project Officer, with Association of Women's Rights in Development

Purpose

As the culmination of the ten-month long activities of the Regional Technical Assistance, the Regional Workshop will bring together key stakeholders in the three countries in South Asia (India, Bangladesh, and Nepal) and participants from the Greater Mekong Subregion and Manila to discuss the key findings and recommendations of the various reports produced under the RETA. The discussion is also applicable to the participants outside the South Asia Region.

Objectives

to discuss the findings of the three RETA Country Papers, Regional Legal Paper, Sector Guidelines, and Regional Synthesis Papers
to establish the conceptual and empirical linkages between anti-trafficking operations and broader poverty reduction programs
to share knowledge, experience, and good practices in combating trafficking within the South Asia Region and across the regions in Asia
to strengthen partnership and build future collaborative mechanism to combat trafficking among participants at the Regional Workshop
to carry out field visits to governments and civil society organizations working to combat trafficking and promote safe migration based in Manila
to develop practical recommendations for ADB on how to address trafficking concerns in its infrastructure and poverty reduction programs as well as regional policy dialogue

Expected Outputs

Next steps for ADB and Key Stakeholders in the Region
Revised Regional Synthesis Report and other accompanying reports
Proceedings of the Workshop

Target Participants

Selected high-ranking Government officials and NGOs of the 3 Participating DMCs (Nepal, Bangladesh, and India) - Ministries include women, home, labor, local government, social welfare, overseas employment, etc.
Donors in South Asia and Manila
All interested ADB staff, especially those working in regional cooperation, governance, infrastructure, rural development, women and child development, and social protection
Other self-financed participants are welcome to contact the Workshop Secretariat

Resource Speakers

RETA Consultants
Resource person from Thailand (TBD)
Resource person from Manila (TBD)

Workshop Documents

News Release: Combating Trafficking In Asia Through Poverty Reduction Initiatives
Agenda
General Information
Final Regional Synthesis Summary Report [ PDF: 1,437kb | 71 pages ]
Final India Country Report [ PDF: 1,065kb | 93 pages ]
Final Bangladesh Country Report [ PDF: 1,908kb | 83 pages ]
Final Nepal Country Report [ PDF: 1,117kb | 97 pages ]
Exposure Visit to Thailand [ PDF: 1,181kb | 111 pages ]
Regional Workshop Proceedings [ PDF: 635kb | 48 pages ]

Contacts

Ms. Sonomi Tanaka
Project Officer, RETA 5948
Tel: +632 632 6995
Fax: +632 636 2444
Email: stanaka@adb.org

Ms. Celeste Grace A. Saniel-Gois
Workshop Secretariat
Tel: +632 632 6988
Fax: +632 636 2444
Email: mcgsanielgois@adb.org

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