Ayutthaya, 19th June 2009 – According to the UN, there are an estimated 2.5 million trafficked persons worldwide, with a concentration in the Asia and Pacific region, and traffickers are making illicit profits estimated at $31 billion US dollars.

In response, representatives from the six countries of the Mekong region have joined forces in a week-long training in Ayutthaya, Thailand, to strengthen their collective efforts to combat the transnational crime of human trafficking. 

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A Global Report on Trafficking in Persons launched today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) provides new information on a crime that shames us all.

Based on data gathered from 155 countries, it offers the first global assessment of the scope of human trafficking and what is being done to fight it. It includes: an overview of trafficking patterns; legal steps taken in response; and country-specific information on reported cases of trafficking in persons, victims, and prosecutions.

Read more (UNODC main site).