OSCE-UNODC Training Programme on
Countering Terrorist Financing The OSCE’s Transnational Threats Counter-Terrorism Committee Who are the Executive Directorate (CTED). courses for? Department and the United Nations Office Practical exercises comprise The courses are available, on Drugs Crime’s Global Programme 80% of the curriculum and upon request, to all OSCE are based on scenarios that participating States. They are against Money Laundering, Proceeds reflect current threats and designed for those working in local operating procedures financial intelligence units, law of Crime and the Financing of Terrorism in the countries of training. enforcement and intelligence These are developed in agencies, prosecuting authorities, (UNODC) are implementing in co- consultation with national policy-making on countering experts from the countries money laundering and terrorist operation with the OSCE Field Operations of training based on areas financing, the private sector, considered a priority threat, and non-profit organizations. a multi-annual training programme on for example, those identified in national risk assessments All courses include: countering the financing of terrorism. on anti-money laundering and countering the financing • A train-the-trainer Stemming the flow of funds The OSCE-UNODC training of terrorism (CFT). course to prepare four to terrorists has become programme aims at building to six national experts as a cornerstone of counter- the capacity of requesting The programme is designed national trainers terrorism efforts undertaken OSCE participating States so that participants of the • A trainers’ pack: lesson by the international to implement UN Security train-the-trainer courses go on plans, presentations and community. With the Council Resolution to become a team of national scenario materials intensification of the terrorist UNSCR2462 as well as trainers and together with a • Progressively advanced, threat over the recent years other relevant UNSCRs, tailored curriculum developed practical and skills- and the evolution of terrorist standards of the Financial as part of the programme, based learning financing typologies, the UN Action Task Force (FATF), and the recipient country will • Materials created in Security Council adopted OSCE commitments, and have created its own CFT English and/or the local Resolution 2462 in 2019. take into consideration the training capability by the language which support recommendations by the UN end of the training series. localized scenarios UN Security Outcomes Council Resolutions Sanctions Course • Effective inter-agency co-operation in a Participants will gain a manner consistent with practical understanding of OSCE commitments good practices and lessons and international learned in identifying and good practices listing individuals, entities • Increased ability to and groups for sanctions detect, investigate and pursuant to UNSCRs. disrupt terrorist networks This course is delivered in while respecting human partnership with experts rights standards from the UN Sanctions • Improved adherence to What courses Basic and Enhanced Monitoring Team. international standards, are on offer? Investigation Courses in particular UNSCRs and Private Sector and Non- FATF recommendations Foundation Course These courses are aimed at Profit Organizations • Effective co-operation strengthening investigation Courses with the private sector, In this course, participants tools and techniques as including non-profit study national, regional well as inter-agency co- The courses teach organizations and international terrorist operation in conducting participants how to develop • A national and threats, learn about the CFT investigations. They effective public-private regional CFT training terrorist funding cycle and include sessions on the partnerships between capability by the end the financial requirements role of financial intelligence governments and financial of the training series of individual terrorists and units, case management, institutions, the financial small cells, as well as of large foreign terrorist fighters, the technology industry, The training programme’s transnational terrorist groups. risk of abuse of non-profit internet and social media activities are funded by organizations for terrorist companies and non-profit Germany, the United States Analysis Course financing, as well as Hawala organizations, among others. of America and Italy. and new payment methods. After completing this course, participants will be able to use Financial Disruption Course financial intelligence as a tool to detect networks of terrorists This course teaches and their financiers. They participants to assess will know how to undertake and disrupt the full range financial investigations to better of terrorist activities by assess the threat posed by a examining a terrorist terrorist group and to identify network’s “business model”. a wealth of new operational Participants from inter- leads which can help them agency teams learn various to disrupt terrorist activities. financial disruption options They will have learned and and techniques such as practised how to apply a range functional analysis, auditing of analytical techniques to and vulnerabilities analysis. realistic scenarios.
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