
RENATE Country Board Meeting 2026, Report Prepared by Mr. Brian O’Toole
RENATE Representative for Ireland, and newly appointed Core Group Member, Mr. Brian O’Toole shares his excellently collated report on this year’s RENATE Working Board Meeting,

RENATE Representative for Ireland, and newly appointed Core Group Member, Mr. Brian O’Toole shares his excellently collated report on this year’s RENATE Working Board Meeting,
In 2015, Pope Francis designated February 8 as the World Day of Prayer and
Reflection Against Human Trafficking. On this day, Christians around the world draw
attention to the consequences of “modern slavery” and unite in prayer with those
affected.

The first day of the RENATE Working Board meeting in Madrid is now well underway, offering a focused and insightful look at how human trafficking is being addressed across Spain.

RENATE, Religious in Europe Networking Against Trafficking and Exploitation, will present at the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) on Wednesday,

On 8 February, the Caritas Ukraine network marked the International Day of Prayer and
Awareness against Human Trafficking.
This day is a moment of profound solidarity with those who have endured exploitation and,

Behind every figure there are real lives and tragic stories of people affected by human
trafficking.
The Caritas Ukraine team provides professional support to those in need on a daily basis,

The Week for the Protection of Victims of Crime (16–22 February 2026) is a nationwide awareness-raising and coordination initiative in Albania, led by the Ministry of Justice,

On Saturday afternoon, February 7, about sixty people, including members of ten religious congregations, gathered at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament – la Viale Europe in Brussels to commemorate Saint Bakhita and to pray and denounce human trafficking and modern slavery.

Dear Friends,
With this letter, I am sharing our news for January 2026, a year that marks 10 years of Damaris’ operation—counting from March 2026,

On Friday, 20th February, I was warmly welcomed at Global Academy in Tirana by my friend Armelle Gjoni, a senior teacher at the school. Despite the pouring rain at 7:25 am,

Around the 8th February, dioceses throughout Spain mark the feast of Saint Josephine Bakhita,
patron saint of victims of human trafficking. In Madrid, this celebration has become a significant
ecclesial moment,

At the beginning of this year, from 22 January 2026 to 26 January 2026, the project teams of “Film Making for Social Change” — Cross Culture International Foundation CCIF (Malta),