OSCE, UNODC train Tajik government experts to counter terrorist networks by imposing financial sanctions

A three-day course for Tajik governmental experts on designating and imposing targeted financial sanctions pursuant to UN Security Council Resolutions 1267 against individuals and entities associated with terrorist groups concluded on 29 September 2022 in Dushanbe. The course was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, in close co-operation with the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Thirteen representatives from Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry, National Bank of Tajikistan, Prosecutor General’s Office, as well as the Anticorruption Agency took part in the course.

The Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities also presented their mandate and work during the course. 

The course aimed at at raising the awareness of local beneficiaries regarding UNSCR 1267 and related resolutions, increasing the understanding of external and internal tools for identifying and proposing persons/entities for listing, as well as equipping participants with techniques to determine whether a subject is suitable for listing in line with human rights considerations.

The course forms part of a joint OSCE and UNODC multi-year programme on countering terrorist financing which aims to strengthen capacities of competent authorities and improve the effectiveness of inter-agency work on counter-terrorism investigations, in line with international commitments and standards.