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OSCE supports Uzbekistan’s efforts to combat the financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 7 June 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Countering terrorism
On 3 June 2022, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) in co operation with the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) and the Uzbek Prosecutor General’s Office organized an international scientific-practical conference themed “Legalization of the Proceeds of Criminal Activities and Financing of Terrorism: Modern Threats and Current Issues of Combating them”.
Bosnia and Herzegovina strengthens inter-agency co-operation and abilities to counter terrorist financing
Publishing date: 3 June 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
How to undertake effective financial investigations to identify, investigate and disrupt the financing of terrorism was in focus during a five-day training course, which concluded today, 3 June 2022 in Sarajevo. The OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) jointly organized the training course with the support of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
Limiting unintended harm in preventing and countering violent extremism focus of OSCE-organized workshop
Publishing date: 25 May 2022
Twenty OSCE staff members from South-Eastern Europe and Central Asia participated in a two-part interactive workshop on limiting unintended harm in preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (P/CVERLT). The workshop was organized by the Action against Terrorism Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department on 18 and 25 May 2022.
OSCE and UNODC support North Macedonia in conducting efficient counter-terrorism financing investigations
Publishing date: 13 May 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Countering terrorism
Strengthening North Macedonia’s capacity to identify, investigate and prosecute the financing of terrorism was the focus of a four-day training course, which concluded on 13 May 2022 in Ohrid. The OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) jointly organized the training course with the support of the OSCE Mission to Skopje.
OSCE and UNODC support Albania to disrupt terrorist financing by implementing targeted financial sanctions regimes
Publishing date: 28 April 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
Strengthening Albania’s capacity to designate and impose targeted financial sanctions against individuals and entities associated with terrorist groups was the focus of a three-day training course, which concluded on 28 April 2022 in Durres, Albania. The training course was jointly organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), with the support of the OSCE Presence in Albania.
Role of law enforcement and supervisory bodies in combating money laundering and terrorist financing discussed at OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 26 April 2022
On 26 and 27 April 2022, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized an online seminar on the tasks and functions of law enforcement and supervisory bodies in implementing the 2021-2022 Risk Management Action Plan (RMAP) on anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). The event
OSCE and UNODC Strengthen Capacities of Law Enforcement Officials in Countering the Financing of Terrorism in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 19 April 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism