UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME

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    FATF, UNODC, INTERPOL Issue Joint Call to Action

    By Editors | 14/05/2024

    Countries are asked to step up their efforts to target the illicit profits generated by transnational organised crime.

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    Bring Environmental Crime Back into Policy Spotlight: World Bank

    By Editors | 26/03/2024

    World Bank blog post calls for increased coordination between money-laundering prevention and environmental protection agencies.

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    Hong Kong Concludes First International Anti-Corruption Training

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/02/2024

    The training programme, co-organised by the ICAC and UNODC, brought together participants from 19 jurisdictions.

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    Hong Kong Launches Global Anti Corruption Academy

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/02/2024

    The academy will offer tailored training on corruption prevision and AML to officers from around the world.

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    FATF to Bring “Fundamental Change” to Financial Crime Fight

    By Karen Ng | 06/07/2023

    FATF would scale up its fight against financial crime and bring comfort to victims through better asset recovery.

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    FATF Holds First In-Person Joint Experts Meeting Since 2019

    By Editors | 11/04/2023

    The three day event covered themes including cyber-enabled fraud, terrorist financing through crowdfunding, and the risks and challenges associated with hawala.

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    AML in Japan: Looking Back to Look Forward

    By Hiroshi Ozaki | 09/11/2022

    The FSA’s Hiroshi Ozaki and Daisuke Mamba look back at the last four and a half years in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing in Japan.

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    FATF, INTERPOL to Ramp Up Global Asset Recovery Efforts

    By Editors | 13/09/2022

    The FATF and INTERPOL will work to improve international efforts to freeze, seize and confiscate criminal assets including by enhancing cooperation frameworks and available tools.

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    FATF Joins UN Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact

    By Editors | 14/06/2022

    Cooperation between the FATF and United Nations will strengthen their ability to go after the money that funds terrorist groups, said Marcus Pleyer.

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    A Radical Re-think of Financial Crime Compliance

    By Kelvin Toh | 17/02/2022

    A fundamental rethink of FCC is needed to move away from tick-box compliance and ensure greater focus on effectiveness and outcomes, says Kelvin Toh.

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