OEA - CP- Resolución CP CSH 2399

PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE OEA/Ser.G

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES CP/CSH-2399/26 8 May 2026

COMMITTEE ON HEMISPHERIC SECURITY Original: Spanish

DRAFT AGENDA AND SCHEDULE

EIGHTH MEETING OF NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ON

TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

(Agreed upon by the Committee on May 8, 2026, and forwarded to the Eighth Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in Persons for consideration)1/

Thursday, May 14, 2026

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration

• In person • Virtual platform connection for virtual participants

11:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. OPENING SESSION

Place: Simón Bolívar Room, Headquarters of the Organization of

American States, 17th Street and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., United States of America2/

• Welcoming remarks by Laura Gil, Assistant Secretary General of the OAS • Welcoming remarks by the Vice President of Guatemala, Karin

Herrera

11:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

• Election of officers o Vice Chair • Adoption of the agenda and work schedule

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH

1 The document was updated to include the names of additional panelists.

2. The meeting will be held in person. To facilitate the participation of experts that member state delegations may invite but who are unable to participate in person, a link for their virtual participation will be provided in due course.- 211:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. INTRODUCTORY SESSION

may invite but who are unable to participate in person, a link for their virtual participation will be provided in due course.- 211:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. INTRODUCTORY SESSION

1. Activity report of the Chair, Danissa Ramirez, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat against Sexual Violence, Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons (SVET) of Guatemala

2. Activity report of the Technical Secretariat, Ivan Marques, Secretary for Multidimensional Security of the OAS

3. Report on the findings of the consultation with civil society, Paulina Corominas, Chief, Office of Relations with the Civil Society of the

OAS

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p. m. FIRST PLENARY SESSION. Trafficking in persons for the purpose of recruitment and/or forced criminality of minors by persons and organized criminal groups

Moderator: Luciana Paiva, Police Specialist, OAS

Invited guests:

• Esther Ruiz, Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF
• Rosario Palacios, Researcher and Executive Editor, Centro de

Estudios Públicos (Chile) • Alexander Colop, Advisor, SVET (Guatemala) • Paola Páez, Director, Department against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (Ecuador) • Dialogue among member states

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. BREAK

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. SECOND PLENARY SESSION. Trafficking in persons for the purpose of forced labor and/or servitude in the context of labor mobility

Moderator: Danissa Ramirez, Executive Secretary, SVET (Guatemala),

and Alejandra Flores, Legal Advisor SVET (Guatemala)

Invited guests:

• Carlos Perez, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer,

UNODC

• Analia Ribeiro and Cintia Meirelles, The Exodus Road

and Alejandra Flores, Legal Advisor SVET (Guatemala)

Invited guests:

• Carlos Perez, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer,

UNODC • Analia Ribeiro and Cintia Meirelles, The Exodus Road • Participant 3: A representative of the member states • Participant 4: A representative of the member states • Dialogue among member states33:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ROUND TABLE. PRESENTATION OF NATIONAL EXPERIENCES

Report by member states on progress, good practices, and lessons learned since the Seventh Meeting of National Authorities (February 2024 – May 2026) [3 minutes per member state]

Friday, May 15, 2026

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. THIRD PLENARY SESSION. Dignified and transformative reparation for victims of trafficking in persons

Moderator: Danissa Ramirez, Executive Secretary, SVET (Guatemala)

Invited guests: • Siobhán Mullally, United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children • Participant 2: A representative of human trafficking survivors or a civil society organization • Wendy Fuentes Espinoza, General Directorate of Migration and Alien Affairs (Costa Rica) Participant 4: A representative of the member states • Dialogue among member states

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. FOURTH PLENARY SESSION. New challenges in measuring human trafficking: global data, digital environments, and victim experience

Moderator: Karen Bozicovich, Chief, Information and Knowledge

Section, OAS

Invited guests:

• Alexandra Donskova -Huber, Organization for Security and

Cooperation in Europe • Adriana Oropeza Lliteras, Coordinator, UNODC -INEGI Centre of Excellence for Statistical Information on Governance, Public Security, Victimization and Justice

Invited guests:

• Alexandra Donskova -Huber, Organization for Security and

Cooperation in Europe • Adriana Oropeza Lliteras, Coordinator, UNODC -INEGI Centre of Excellence for Statistical Information on Governance, Public Security, Victimization and Justice • Silvia Artavia, General Directorate of Migration and Alien Affairs (Costa Rica) • Marina Bernardes de Almeida, Coordinator of the Fight against Trafficking, Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Brazil) • Dialogue among member states

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. BREAK41:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EXCHANGE WITH INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL

ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN REGIONAL COOPERATION

AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

Moderator: Kenneth Marroquín, Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the OAS

Danissa Ramirez, Executive Secretary, SVET (Guatemala)

Invited guests:

• Gabriele Scarpa, Police Advisor, INTERPOL
• Alessia Vedano, Advisor on Anti-Trafficking Issues, OSCE-ODIHR • Agustina Deleon, Project Manager, IOM • Participant 4: A representative of an international or regional organization (10 minutes) • Dialogue among member states

2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. ADOPTION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF GUATEMALA ON

TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

2:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ELECTION OF THE CHAIR OF THE NINTH MEETING OF

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. REMARKS OF THE CHAIR OF THE NINTH MEETING OF

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. REMARKS OF THE CHAIR OF THE NINTH MEETING OF

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

3:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CLOSING SESSION

• Remarks of the OAS Secretariat for Multidimensional Security, delivered by Steven Griner, Director of the Department of Public Security, and Michael Bejos, Officer in Charge of the Department against Transnational Organized Crime • Remarks of the Chair of the Eighth Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in Persons, Karin Herrera, Vice President of

Guatemala