📋 Tender Overview
The crucial importance of integrating a gender inclusive and human rights-based approach in border security and management in times of crises especially when dealing with refugees at the borders was the focus of webinar organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department on 25 May 2022.The webinar brought together 50 representatives from border and customs agencies of 17 OSCE participating States and Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation.Gender equality is a priority for the OSCE. In times of conflicts and war women girls and boys are at a particularly high risk of being exploited and trafficked. Therefore a gender-inclusive approach is crucial in border security and management said Lara Scarpitta OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues in her opening remarks.Together with the experts from the International Organization for Migration and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights participants have looked at the connection between gender-inclusive and human rights based border security and effectively managed borders in line with the OSCEs comprehensive approach. They have also explored human rights sensitive and refugee-centered strategies when dealing with sudden and often high numbers of refugees at the borders.During a practical exercise conducted by an international expert participants learned how to avoid unconscious biases discrimination towards refugees and how to recognize potential victims of human trafficking at the borders.
