Ending the abomination of modern slavery

It was over 150 years ago that the U.S. and Britain “abolished” slavery, and over 60 years ago that Article 4 of the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights banned the slave trade world wide. But slavery remains very much a global reality. A recent conference hosted by the Vatican at the United Nations in New York, Ending Human Trafficking by 2030, sought to highlight the extent of the problem and showcase several successful initiatives around the world.