Important strategic discussions on #MoneyLaundering current trends and challenges concluded in Kuala Lumpur. Together with #ASEAN Member States, #UNODC with support from #UK placed a milestone in strengthening regional frameworks to combat #TransnationalCrime and #IllicitFinance
Proud to mark 30 years of Mekong Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Drug Control with🇰🇭🇹🇭🇱🇦🇲🇲🇨🇳🇻🇳 at #CND66. The MOU is a crucial framework for addressing shared drug challenges in Southeast Asia. @UNODC will continue to support efforts against org. crime & drugs in the region.
Simulating the real 🌎 in law enforcement training is not only more engaging, but also reflects the everyday challenges cops have to face. This is #Vietnam - 23 Border Liaison Officers from 6 border areas practicing surveillance, interviewing techniques & evidence gathering
Casinos & online gambling in SoutheastAsia offer opportunities to criminals to launder illegal profits if #AML regulatory framework & enforcement are weak. @UNODC & the #MekongAustralianPartnership-#TransnationalCrime support countries in disrupting #MoneyLaundering in the sector
.@UNODC_SEAP & #PNG/Pacific Centre for Judicial Excellence, under the auspices of PNG Chief of Justice, increased capacity of judiciary in 🇵🇬&🇸🇧to adjudicate organized crime and related financial crime matters. Focus on #moneylaundering from forest crimes, corruption, drugs, #CFT
UNODC launches a new Regional Programme for Southeast Asia & the Pacific 2022-2026 with @GhadaFathiWaly & key Thai representatives, focusing on transnational organized crime, illicit trafficking & the security of communities in the region.
➡️ https://t.co/xcBwnGlql4
@MFAThai
Proud to launch @UNODC Southeast Asia & Pacific Regional Programme 2022-26 w/Member States & intl partners. The RP enables focused support to build capacities & promote effective policies on drugs, org crime, corruption, terrorism & justice reform in 37+ countries & territories.
Myanmar crystal meth showing up in NE India on this scale is not good, but also not surprising - in fact predictable and predicted. The reluctance or inability to discuss root causes and behaviour of organized crime leaves governments reacting
More than 1.8K participants, including #AML#CFT compliance officers from financial institutions in #Indonesia at the first day of @ojkindonesia & @UNODC training on implementation of AML/CFT Program in Financial Sector to Prevent #MoneyLaundering from #Environmental Crime
In areas where @UNODC national counterparts enforced anti #MoneyLaundering measures, illegal #deforestation ceased & "low risk-high reward" concept cease to apply. #FATF report downloadable in Indonesian to help fight environmental crimes: https://t.co/kDvzAwM2BE
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Honour to speak with and alongside Thai Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin about the drug problem, coming reforms and @UN position. @ONCB_Thai announcement that enforcement will focus on organized crime and money laundering, sentences become proportional, treatment more available
.@UNODC_SEAP is setting an example for women in Southeast Asian law enforcement. Reflecting the population and community builds trust and gets operational results @valemichigan @suchaya_m_unodc @TaThiBichLien1 ➡️https://t.co/zZLx5cr0Pg
Data mining #FOB#CIF anomalies in international timber trade, financial analysis, methodology for prioritization of cases, investigative techniques & much more at #UNODC training on use of financial #intelligence and #investigation of #MoneyLaundering from #forest#crime in 🇮🇩
Today @UNODC_SEAP, GI #Vietnam, ASEAN-PAC workshop on asset declarations w anti-#corruption agencies in #ASEAN we discussed the way forward in addressing conflict of interest & identifying unexplained wealth of public officials. Lot of recommendations - stay tuned for the report!
Post-pandemic recovery and growth require sustained peace, security and stability, the President of Viet Nam told #UNGA on Wednesday.
https://t.co/bWR9t7xTtO
Fair bit of illegal and valuable timber seized outside Vientiane Laos and likely destined for export. Unclear if going public is the end of it. And while some will be auctioned, some has already been destroyed (not without local criticism) https://t.co/bd9ul8g2yT
🇻🇳@FMBuiThanhSon is welcomed by🇱🇦FM Saleumxay Kommasith today in Vientiane as the Vietnamese FM accompanies the President of Viet Nam on his the 2-day official visit to Lao. The 2 FMs held a bilateral meeting expressed satisfaction over the close cooperation between ministries.