OSCE and UNODC train Kazakh trainers on countering terrorist financing

Strengthening the capacity of government officials from Kazakhstan to counter terrorist financing was the aim of a three-day train-the-trainers course organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's (UNODC) Global Programme against Money Laundering, at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna from 5 to 7 December 2017.

The course focused on the financial disruption of terrorist networks and on listing terrorists and terrorist organizations for sanctions, and emphasized how improving inter-agency co-operation can support these objectives. It also highlighted specific instruments and techniques that could significantly improve their ability to counter terrorist financing. There was a focus on localized scenarios based on real-life cases.

Together with international experts of the OSCE and UNODC, the six national trainers who participated in the course will continue delivering training courses for government officials upon their return to Kazakhstan.

The course is part of a comprehensive capacity-building programme to assist the implementation of the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions and OSCE commitments,  and support national efforts in Central Asia. It also supports the work of Kazakhstan in its role as current Chair of the UN Security Council Committee pursuant to Resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (DA’ESH), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertaking and entities.