[4] In 2023, the Organised Crime Index gave Norway a score of 5 out of 10 for human trafficking, noting that most victims are women from Eastern Europe.
Norwegian authorities forged partnerships with counterparts in at least 15 countries to advance specific trafficking investigations during the reporting period.
In September 2009, the government conducted a three-day seminar on trafficking victim identification for NGOs and over 200 officials, including police, prosecutors, child welfare specialists, asylum reception center workers, and immigration authorities.
The government gave trafficking victims in Norway shelter in domestic violence centers, medical care, vocational training, stipends, Norwegian classes, and legal assistance.
The inter-ministerial commission systematically monitored Norway's anti-trafficking efforts through annual statistical reports, which are available to the public.
The government enhanced its global partnership against trafficking by disbursing approximately $17.8 million in anti-trafficking aid over the last two years to international organizations and NGOs operating outside Norway, including in Nigeria.
The government provides funding to ECPAT in an effort to reduce the demand for participation in international child sex tourism by Norwegian nationals.
The government provided anti-human trafficking training to Norwegian troops prior to their deployment overseas on international peacekeeping missions.