Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) training program for the Middle East and East Africa Regions (English)

The World Bank started to roll out its Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) training program for the Middle East and East Africa regions. The program had three objectives: i) to strengthen the relevant authorities in each jurisdiction...  See More + The World Bank started to roll out its Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) training program for the Middle East and East Africa regions. The program had three objectives: i) to strengthen the relevant authorities in each jurisdiction, the capacity to investigate, effectively freeze terrorist’s funding and assets, and successfully prosecute CFT offences; ii) to support authorities to implement the United Nations Security Council Resolutions Targeted Financial Sanctions (UNSCR 1267, 1373 and 1540) and, enhance regional cooperation between jurisdictions for combating CFT; and iii) to develop a cadre of experts for a sustainable ‘Train the Trainer’ (TOT) program. Given the potential synergies between the topics and technical assistance needs in MENA and in East Africa, the programs for the two regions were conducted in close coordination, which allowed for significant savings in terms of expenses, and very interesting interactions between policy makers and practitioners of countries from both regions. More precisely, the regional program was implemented by organizing four multi-regional sessions. After the fourth and a fifth regional training were conducted in October and December 2018, the implementation of the training plan was finalized by the selection of 20 trainers (10 countries) for a specific ‘train the trainer’ program that allowed these participants to disseminate the training in their own country (Lebanon, Tunisia), with the support of the World Bank.  See Less -