Legislative Assistance and Financing of Terrorism

Legislative Assistance and Counter Terrorism Financing Program

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Status

Active

Start

2022

Implementation

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The Legislative Assistance and Counter Terrorism Financing Program provides technical assistance to OAS member states to develop and approve the necessary legislation to effectively counter terrorism and its financing, in accordance with the universal legal instruments against terrorism, especially the United Nations Convention against the Financing of Terrorism, the UN Security Council Resolutions, the Inter-American Convention against Terrorism, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations on money laundering and terrorism financing (ML / FT) and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

This program features an ambitious initiative aimed at preventing terrorism by detecting and eliminating its funding sources and criminalizing the financing of terrorist activities. It promotes international cooperation, facilitates information exchange, supports the integration of legislation in line with international standards, and provides training for national authorities to ensure effective implementation.

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Objectives

Strengthen the capacity of OAS member states to counter terrorism financing through greater compliance with relevant international and regional legal obligations.

Activities

Legislative technical assistance missions: Under the Legislative Assistance and Combating Terrorist Financing Program (LACFT), CICTE has supported member states by providing legislative technical assistance to draft and approve legislation necessary to counter terrorism and its financing, in accordance with the universal legal instruments against terrorism, especially the Resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nations, the Inter-American Convention against Terrorism (IACAT) and the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on money laundering and financing of terrorism (LA / FT).
Specialized technical training for members of the Financial Intelligence Units, prosecutors, judges and law enforcement officers in the field of ML / FT.
National, regional or subregional activities, such as workshops and training courses.

CICTE assists member states by:

Strengthening their institutional capacities to prevent and counter terrorism financing, assisting them in the implementation of international legal instruments on ALA/CTF and improving international cooperation on key issues related to terrorism financing investigations.
Supporting financial institutions in the detection of ML / TF activities by preventing and detecting movements of funds or assets linked to terrorist organizations and providing effective support to law enforcement agencies.
Improving regional and international cooperation among officials of the security agencies in the Free Trade Zones, by identifying types and warning signs of ML / TF in foreign trade operations.
Strengthening the legal frameworks of the member states to implement targeted financial sanctions and develop mechanisms to formulate domestic lists, in accordance with the norms established by the Resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the 40 Recommendations of the FATF.

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Results

Legislative assistance in the development of 9 national laws on money laundering and terrorist financing provided.

29 Legislative technical assistance missions on money laundering and terrorist financing, in Paraguay, Panama, Dominica.

Beneficiary Countries