Answer by DK Govnmt May 2010 on financing CBSS TF THB

The Social Affairs CommitteeChristiansborg1240 Copenhagen K | |This is my reply to the following question 449 general part put in a letter from the Social Affairs Committee dated 11 May 2010.Yours faithfully,Lykke FriisQuestion 449Would the Minister for Gender Equality please inform us whether the Danish Government intends to try to obtain authorisation and financing for the CBSS Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings to be continued or made permanent?AnswerI have obtained help from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in answering this question as the Council of the Baltic Sea States is its province. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided the following information:"Unfortunately, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is unable to find any means of providing the CBSS Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings with financial support. But the Ministry would like to see the continuation of this body's authorisation as its activities appear to be in harmony with the Danish programme against human trafficking which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs supports, also financially, in Belarus, Moldova and the Ukraine. The programme includes preventive activities and support for victims of human trafficking; phase 1 of the programme was implemented in 2006-2008 while the second phase, now in effect, runs until 2011."Denmark, which is represented through the Department of Gender Equality, plays an active role in the work of the Task Force, with the focus on the interchange of experience and the performance of a number of specific activities. A well-attended seminar on combating human trafficking was held for diplomats and consular staff under the Council of the Baltic Sea States as early as November 2008. Denmark will continue to play an active role under the Task Force and supports the idea of applying for external financing from the EU Commission, among other bodies.-----------------------Minister for ligestillingSide 2LigestillingsafdelingenJ nr. 2010-0008611Stormgade 2-61470 København KTel. 3392 2800Fax 3392 2801lige@ams.dkwww.lige.dk