Regional workshop on prevention of the use of NPOs for terrorist financing in Bratislava, Slovakia

BRATISLAVA, October 28, 2014 - A three-day Regional workshop on prevention of the use of non-profit organizations for terrorist financing was held in Bratislava, Slovakia.

The regional seminar was attended by representatives of government agencies responsible for the supervision and monitoring of NPOs, representatives of non-governmental organizations of the Eurasian region, as well as representatives of international organizations such as the FATF, EAG, OSCE, UN CTC, Global Centre for Co-operative security and other international experts.

During this regional seminar has addressed issues related to the protection of non-profit organizations in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

Workshop participants reviewed and exchanged their experience on working with NPOs and experts heard presentations by the FATF Recommendations and methods for its implementation at the regional level.