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Tajikistan’s Finance Experts Gather for Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Training 🔴{’:’} August 2023

In the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, Tajikistan’s financial crime fighters recently convened for a four-day intensive training course. 🌐⚖️

Combating Terrorism Financing: A Global Challenge 💣

The training, led by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Dushanbe from August 29 to September 1, aimed to disrupt financial flows related to terrorism financing. This transnational threat poses significant challenges to international security.

Key Institutions Reinforce Commitment 🏛️

Representatives from Tajikistan’s key institutions, including the:

  • General Prosecutor’s Office
  • Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption
  • Ministry of Internal Affairs
  • Financial Monitoring Department under the National Bank of Tajikistan

participated in the course, strengthening the commitment to counteracting such criminal activities.

Expert Support 🧑‍🏫

The training was funded by the Bureau of Counterterrorism of the US Department of State and featured expert materials from the UNODC Global Programme Against Money Laundering, Proceeds of Crime and Terrorism Financing (GPML).

Understanding Terrorism Financing 💱

The course emphasized critical topics such as terrorism financing definitions and investigation techniques. Terrorist financing refers to the collection, solicitation, or provision of funds with the intention they might be used to support acts of terrorism, cells, or organizations.

Strengthening National Capacity 🇹🇯

As part of a continuous program to build the capacity necessary for analysis, investigation, disruption, and inter-agency cooperation, this course marked the fifth in a series to support Tajikistan’s efforts to combat terrorism financing.

Quote from: Ms. Nina Kuryachaya, UNODC National Programme Officer for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism

“Training our national capacity is a key step towards effective inter-agency cooperation in combating Financing of Terrorism. Our goal is to strengthen Tajikistan’s national capacity, ensuring compliance with Financial Action Task Force recommendations and increasing the capacity of national trainers, who will, in turn, continue to work with their teams and enhance their skills daily.”

Practical Learning Sessions 🔝

The course provided a cohesive learning experience through thematic sessions accompanied by practical activities, allowing participants to analyze and review topics through scenario-based exercises tailored to Tajikistan’s current priority threats.

Train the Trainers 🧑‍🏫💡

A separate Train the Trainers session was organized for three national trainers to join this initiative, who are now working diligently to integrate national examples into the training curriculum, ensuring the continuous elevation of their colleagues’ proficiency.

Contact: Vasilina Brazhko, UNODC Criminal Justice & PVE sub-programmes’ Communication and PR Specialist for Central Asia

UNODC’s Programme on Countering Financing of Terrorism is designed to strengthen the capacity of its member states, enabling them to recognize terrorism’s risks and its financing methods, improve inter-agency cooperation, and bolster their domestic capacity to counter Financial Crimes. In the 2021-2022 period, UNODC trained over 70 law enforcement and supervisory authority professionals in Tajikistan.