Heather Komenda is Senior Regional Thematic Specialist, Migrant Protection and Assistance, International Organization for Migration.

Despite Progress, More Needs to Be Done to Address the Crime of Trafficking in Persons

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Robeiro, an ex-combatant from an illegal paramilitary group in Colombia, carries harvested chili peppers. He is one of 300 beneficiaries of an income generation project implemented by IOM Colombia. OM/Diego Samora
Courtesy of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

New and emerging issues continue to cause vulnerability to trafficking, to facilitate it, or to complicate responses to this problem.