Global Report on Trafficking in Persons

Mandated by the General Assembly through the 2010 United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons the 2018 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons is the fourth of its kind.  The report is based on trafficking cases detected in 142 countries between 2014 and 2016. The report indicates an increase in the number of detected victims probably due to the increased capacity of countries to be detect and report trafficking in persons as well as a growth in the incidence of trafficking. The report also suggests that most victims are discovered in their country of origin while the wealthier countries are destination for long distance flows. UNODC also released a special report on trafficking in the context of armed conflict. Use the following links to download these reports:

2018 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons
Trafficking in Person in the Context of Armed Conflict 2018