OEA - CP- Resolución XXXIX 8 RTP VIII 1 rev 1

PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE OEA/Ser.K/XXXIX.8

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES RTP-VIII/doc.1/26 rev. 1 14 May 2026

COMMITTEE ON HEMISPHERIC SECURITY Original: Spanish Eighth Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in Persons May 14 to 15, 2026 Washington, D.C.

AGENDA AND SCHEDULE

EIGHTH MEETING OF NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ON

TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

(Adopted by the Eighth Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in Persons on May 14, 2026) 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 America1/ • 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

1. 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, the following link is provided for their virtual participation: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/IrqceXcISo6tymc7AbV1UA211:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH their virtual participation: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/IrqceXcISo6tymc7AbV1UA211:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH 11:45 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 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

Panelists

• 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) Panelists

• Carlos Perez, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer,

UNODC

• Analia Ribeiro and Cintia Meirelles, The Exodus Road

and Alejandra Flores, Legal Advisor SVET (Guatemala) Panelists

• Carlos Perez, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer,

UNODC • Analia Ribeiro and Cintia Meirelles, The Exodus Road • Michael Kravitz, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor (United States)

• Daniel Lwow, Manager, Crime Prevention Branch, Public Safety

(Canada) • 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) Panelists • Siobhán Mullally, United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children • Diana Fimbres, Workers' Rights Program Leader, Polaris • Wendy Fuentes Espinoza, General Directorate of Migration and Alien

Affairs (Costa Rica) • Sua Martínez Ibarra, Executive Secretary, Interagency Commission against Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons (CICESCT) (Honduras) • Daniel Griffith, Coordinator, Trafficking in Persons Unit, Ministry of Home Affairs (Guyana) • 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 Panelists trafficking: global data, digital environments, and victim experience

Moderator: Karen Bozicovich, Chief, Information and Knowledge Section,

OAS Panelists • 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) • Verónica Toller, Operations Director, Executive Committee to Combat Human Trafficking and Exploitation and to Protect and Assist Victims of Human Trafficking, Ministry of Security (Argentina)- 4 - • Dialogue among member states 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. BREAK 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EXCHANGE WITH INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL

ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN REGIONAL COOPERATION

AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

Moderator: Alejandra Flores, Advisor, SVET (Guatemala)

Panelists • Gabriele Scarpa, Police Advisor, INTERPOL • Anne-Lise Robin, Senior Coordinator, Office of the Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSCE) • Agustina Deleon, Project Manager, IOM • Carlos Perez, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, and Rocio Uron Durán, Component Coordinator, UNODC • Dialogue among member states 2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. ADOPTION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF GUATEMALA ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS Rocio Uron Durán, Component Coordinator, UNODC • 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 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