The Global Programme against Trafficking in Human Beings will focus on the criminal aspects of this modern-day slave trade. It is our goal to provide the strategies to stop this problem. Finally, criminal enterprises have always needed ways to launder their dirty profits. In the information age, there are no shortage of avenues. Some shell companies and off-shore banks are little more than voice mails.
Globalization is a money launderer's dream.
The Global Programme against Money Laundering has hit the ground running, sharing expertise with developing financial law enforcement teams around the world. The Programme's research and analysis has been well received. For example, in a good year, an estimated 500 million dollars will be recovered through anti-money laundering measures. This adds up to about one-quarter of one percent of all laundered funds. Clearly, there is more we can do.