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OSCE and UNODC Collaborate to Boost Financial Crime Protection in Tajikistan

Intensive Training Session to Counter Terrorist Financing in Tajikistan

From February 25 to 27, 2019, a three-day intensive training session was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The event, organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Programme in Dushanbe in partnership with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Global Programme against Money Laundering, brought together fifteen Tajik specialists and professionals.

Expert-Led Training at Local Venue

The training took place at a local venue and featured experts from the OSCE and UNODC, who imparted their knowledge to delegates from:

  • The headquarters of the General Prosecutor’s Office
  • The Financial Monitoring Department of the National Bank of Tajikistan
  • The Ministry of the Interior
  • The State Committee for National Security

Strengthening Inter-Agency Cooperation and Countering Terrorist Financing

The training had a focus on strengthening inter-agency cooperation and countering terrorist financing. Participants were taught:

  • Financial intelligence and strategic analysis based on region-specific scenarios
  • The use of special tools and techniques to boost their capabilities in countering terrorist financing

Adhering to International Standards

The objective of the training was to support Tajikistan’s efforts to adhere to international standards as outlined in:

  • UN Security Council Resolutions
  • FATF recommendations
  • OSCE commitments in combating terrorist financing

Part of a Broader Capacity-Building Program

This course is part of a broader, multi-year OSCE-UNODC capacity-building program aimed at assisting Central Asian countries in countering terrorist financing.