The report contains information on how state parties to the Protocol have adapted their national legislation to reflect the requirements of the Protocol. It examines the legislation that has criminalized trafficking in human beings and also discusses the difficulties some states have had in incorporating the basic provisions of the Protocol into national legislation. The report discusses ways that international cooperation and the development of technical assistance can address these difficulties as well as other problems related to the implementation of the Protocol. The effectiveness of such assistance depends largely on the availability, comprehensiveness, and accuracy of information on what state parties to the Protocol are doing to implement its requirements and the problems they are encountering. As evidenced by the fact that less than half of the state parties to the Protocol responded to the questionnaire for the first cycle of reporting, more information is needed before technical assistance can be developed and delivered, so state parties are encouraged to provide such information through the reporting mechanisms provided. Appended listing of each state party's reporting status