In their ninth annual Trafficking in Persons Report, US State Department sheds light on the faces of modern-day slavery and on new facets of this global problem as Secretary Clinton said on June, 16 2009.

Under Country Narratives (A-C), on page 58 and 59, US State Department recognises that "The Government of Croatia complies with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. In 2007, the government continued to increase punishment of convicted trafficking offenders. It generously funded NGOs providing assistance and shelter to trafficking victims, continued its comprehensive and proactive training efforts, and initiated new trafficking prevention and awareness raising projects." It goes on to say that " In 2008, the government provided general anti-trafficking training to 2,372 police officers, and continued its train-the-trainer programme involving 26 police officers training counterparts on ways to recognise and assist trafficking victims. In co-ordination with IOM and the British government, the government delivered training to additional 27 border police. In December 2008, the government amended its criminal code to include minimum mandatory sentence of five years for any state official's involvement in trafficking."

The project that they are referring to is from 2007/2008 worth £100K funded from Strategic Programme Fund / Reuniting Europe Programme. 27 trainers and over 300 field police officers were trained through the project and all of the eleven key police stations were donated the latest portable IT training equipment.

Since then, SPF/RE programme supported projects on Croatia-Serbia, Croatia-Montenegro and as of this year Croatia-South Bosnia border to increase the efficiency of border patrols and co-operation of neighbouring countries.