OSCE and UNODC support Albania to disrupt terrorist financing by implementing targeted financial sanctions regimes

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.

Twenty-two participants from Albania’s General Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering, the State Intelligence Service, the Albanian State Police and the Special Prosecution Office learnt about the sanction regimes pursuant to UN Security Council Resolutions 1267 and 1988 and its derived procedures, and engaged in exercises to use them effectively through inter-agency co-operation.

The Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities presented their mandate and work during an online intervention.

This course was the final training course in the framework of the progressive training programme on countering the financing of terrorism, jointly implemented by the OSCE and the UNODC since 2018 in Albania. The training programme entailed five tailored training courses for Albanian officials, delivered by a selected team of local trainers. The programme supported Albania in its compliance with UN Security Council Resolutions, Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) standards, and OSCE commitments.

The course was organized with the financial support of the United States.