Publications, tools and research 

Leaflet about trafficking in persons Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish  (all pdf)

Leaflet (pdf) about UNODC's Global Programme Against Trafficking in Persons

Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns - report / appendices 

"The fact that slavery - in the form of human trafficking - still exists in the 21st century shames us all. Governments, international organizations and civil society are devoting considerable efforts to counter it, but there is still an information deficit about the extent of this tragedy. Only by understanding its depth, breadth and scope can we design policies to fight it. This understanding still eludes us: efforts to counter trafficking have so far been uncoordinated and inefficient. This Report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is our first attempt to close the knowledge gap."

From the Foreword by Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa

 

Please note that the country profiles are contained within the report appendices.

 

Toolkit To Combat Trafficking in Persons:  English - Russian - Arabic - Spanish - French

UNODC's Toolkit to Combat Trafficking in Persons provides practical help to Governments, policy-makers, police, NGOs and others to enable them to tackle human trafficking more effectively. The Toolkit details a range of practices and methods currently in use throughout the world such as checklists to help identify trafficking victims as well as guidance on interviewing victims and victim protection. Other tools help police to undertake cross-border investigations and advise government officials on how to ensure the safe repatriation of victims. These and many other current "best practices" are available for immediate use and adaptation worldwide.

 

Report: An Assessment of Referral Practices to Assist and Protect the Rights of Trafficked Persons in Moldova (May 2007) - report 

Report: Measures to combat trafficking in human beings in Benin, Nigeria and Togo (September 2006) - cover / report

Manual: Assistance for the Implementation of the ECOWAS Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons - manual