Olga DiPretoro

No Child Left Behind: A Winrock-led dialogue with global counter-trafficking leaders and survivors on child protection, partnerships and prevention   

August 15, 2024

“Globally, one in three victims of human trafficking is a child, and the majority of these trafficked children are girls,” according to the United Nations. Additionally, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime states that children are twice as likely as adults to face violence during trafficking.   The devastating statistics are a sobering reminder of […]

Ukraine’s heroines: Women leaders provide critical services amid catastrophic war

March 14, 2023

The destruction, danger and loss of life in Ukraine today is too vast to measure, but statistics give some sense of scope. One year into Russia’s expanded war against Ukraine, the U.N. is reporting 18 million people in need and 21,793 civilian casualties, including 8,173 civilian deaths – numbers that the U.N. itself acknowledges represent […]