"Terrorism Financing and Money Laundering, challenges for the Americas"

The Secretariats of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism and of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security of the Organization of American States (OAS//SMS/CICTE and CICAD) and the Executive Secretariat of the Financial Action Task Force of South America (GAFISUD), organized the Seminar "Terrorism Financing and Money Laundering, challenges for the Americas".

The Seminar, which took place at the OAS Headquarters on August 21, 2012, included the participation of expert speakers from the Executive Directorate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UN CTED), and the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (DHS/ICE), as well as those from GAFISUD and the OAS. In addition to theoretical sessions addressing key related topics�such as the universal and regional legal frameworks against terrorism, the new 40 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations, financial intelligence cycles and bulk currency smuggling�experts and participants engaged in meaningful discussions about the effects of these threats in the Americas.

The Seminar was opened by the Executive Secretaries of CICTE and GAFISUD, and the Deputy Executive Secretary of CICAD.

For more information, contact the manager assigned to the program