Uzbekistan and UNODC Build Capacity of the Department on Combating Economic Crimes on Preventing Illicit Financial Flows   

11-14 February 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - UNODC ROCA jointly with the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan conducted the training on Issues of identifying the risks of money laundering (ML) and financing of terrorism. Seventeen representatives of Central Bank of Uzbekistan, the Department on Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office, and General Prosecutor's Office as well as the experts from the Academy of General Prosecutor's Office discussed strategic analysis of financial information.

The trainings contributed to improvement of skills in conducting strategic analysis (as required by FATF- Financial Action Task Force) of specialists of the Department on Combating Economic Crimes and the General Prosecutor's Office. Such skills are necessary to forming typologies of ML in financial and insurance sectors, corruption and financing of terrorism. 

"Uzbekistan is interested in implementation of new projects related to countering money laundering and financing of terrorism. The overall objective of the training was to strengthen capacity within the Department on Combating Economic Crimes, key national law enforcement agencies and financial sector to better conduct strategic analysis, as well as detect and combat illicit financial flows related to drug trafficking , money-laundering and the financing of terrorism. We hope that the training will contribute to establishment of closer cooperation within the department and the agency which in future will also help to solve everyday tasks of your duties." - highlighted Mr. Mr. Aliaksandr Vadziany, UNODC Adviser on counter-narcotics, anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism.

"It is essential for us to fight money laundering around the world. The trainings like this are essential not only to increase the Uzbekistan's national security but also the security of the United States. Likewise, such activities in the US help to increase security around the world." - noted Mr. Russell Singer, Director of the Department of State's Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan.  

The training is organised within the #2.5 of the Plan of Practical Measures ("Road map") on Further Development of Cooperation of the Republic of Uzbekistan with the UNODC and the Sub-Programme 1 "Countering transnational organised crime, illicit drug trafficking and preventing terrorism" of UNODC Programme for Central Asia for 2015-2020, and is generously funded by the US Department of State's Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).

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