UNODC strengthens the capacities of the competent authorities of Tajikistan in countering the financing of terrorism

On 17-20 May, the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia with the expert support of the UNODC Global Programme against Money Laundering, Proceeds of Crime and the Financing of Terrorism (GPML) and jointly with the competent national authorities of the Republic of Tajikistan, conducted in Dushanbe the course: Analysis of financial information and the possibility of its use in combating the financing of terrorism within the Programme on Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT).

The CFT Programme is in line with the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions 1267, 1373, and 2462, other related resolutions and the standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

The main objectives of the programme are strengthening the capacity of countries to understand the risks of terrorism and its financing, improving the efficiency of inter-agency cooperation per international best practices, and strengthening the national capacities to counter the financing of terrorism.

As a result of this work, the knowledge and skills of the country’s competent authorities in countering the financing of terrorism were increased, and over 60 specialists-practitioners from law enforcement agencies and supervisory authorities were trained.

The course emphasized the key role of operative analysis in conducting financial investigations and covered such topics as data processing cycle, international classification of intelligence, the process of analysis and specific features of analysis of financial data. The training also provided several simulation exercises that allowed the participants to apply acquired knowledge and skills.

Twenty representatives (including two women) from the General Prosecutor’s Office, Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, Financial Monitoring Department under the National Bank, and the State Committee for National Security of the Republic Tajikistan took part in the course.

The course included a training-of-trainer session conducted on 17 May for national trainers. The trainers reviewed the course materials and adapted examples to practical exercises. The pool of national trainers for the CFT Programme (four trainers) is represented by the General Prosecutor’s Office, Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, Financial Monitoring Department under the National Bank and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country.

The course was delivered by an Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/CFT international expert who shared learning and international best practices in countering the financing of terrorism.

The course materials were developed by the UNODC AML/CFT Adviser and international AML/CFT experts with an emphasis on the national legislation of Tajikistan.

National partners and UNODC support further implementation of the CFT Programme in cooperation with the General Prosecutor’s Office and the Financial Monitoring Department under the National Bank of Tajikistan, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the State Committee for National Security.

To further expand cooperation and identify priority areas for the provision of technical assistance, Mr. Aliaksandr Vadziany, the Regional Adviser on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorism Financing in Central Asia and Southern Caucasus, held several meetings with national partners:

On 19 May - during the meeting with Mr. Halim Mirzoaliyev, Director of the Department on Financial Monitoring under the National Bank of Tajikistan, the parties discussed the UNODC technical assistance to the country, current needs and possibilities of cooperation in strengthening the capacity of the Department to counter AML/CFT. 

On 20 May – during the meetings with the heads of the related departments of the Drug Control Agency and the General Prosecutor’s Office joint initiatives in AML/CFT were discussed.

The course was conducted under the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia’s Programme on Countering the Financing of Terrorism with the expert support of the UNODC Global Programme against Money Laundering.

The Programme on Countering the Financing of Terrorism is funded by the Counterterrorism Bureau of the U.S. Department of State.

 

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