Activities of the Transnational Threats Department 2.3 TNTD/Action against Terrorism Unit Counter-Terrorism and P/C VERLT On 28 and 29 January, TNTD/ATU was invited by the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law to deliver a presentation on “Bridging the Divide within the Criminal Justice System to Improve the Detection and Intervention of Homegrown Terrorism” during the Global Workshop on the implementation of the related Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Rabat-Washington Good Practices in Valletta. During the session led by TNTD/ATU, discussions focused on ensuring that key actors, such as local law enforcement officials, remain aware of the signs of radicalization to violence. From 6 to 7 February, invited to participate in a plenary meeting of the GCTF Criminal Justice and Rule of Law WG held in Malaga, TNTD/ATU highlighted the various OSCE initiatives and capacity-building efforts undertaken in relation to criminal justice and the rule of law within the context of counter-terrorism. On 20 and 21 February, TNTD/ATU was invited to the first regional workshop in the Middle East and North Africa region in Cairo, which promoted international cooperation in countering terrorist financing and the nexus with money laundering. Co-organized by UNODC and gathering prosecutors from the region and Gulf states, along with experts from other UN agencies and international organizations, TNTD/ATU shared the OSCE’s experience in the realm of countering financing of terrorism and enhancing co-operation between participating States. From 25 to 27 February, in co-operation with UNODC’s Global Programme against Money Laundering (GPML) and Programme Office in Dushanbe, TNTD/ATU organized a training course in Dushanbe on countering terrorist financing for 15 Tajik participants from the GPO, the National Bank’s Financial Monitoring Department, MoI, and State Committee for National Security. From 27 February to 1 March, in co-operation with the Presence in Albania and UNODC/GPML, TNTD/ATU organized a ToT course in Vienna for Albanian trainers on countering terrorist financing. The course focused on incountry and region-specific scenarios with practical exercises, covering related threats, sources of information, money flows, the tackling of financial intelligence, and strategic analysis. On 6 and 7 March, in co-operation with the Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, TNTD/ATU organized training in Vienna for five trainers from Kazakhstan on countering terrorist financing. The course was led by international experts and included sessions on sources of information, case management, investigation, and preventing the abuse of non-profit organizations for terrorist financing. It is anticipated that the participants will deliver training for peers in Kazakhstan, together with international experts from the OSCE, UNODC/GPML and Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG). From 3 to 4 April, in partnership with the Mission to Montenegro and Embassy of Slovakia, TNTD/ATU, organized a “National Seminar on Cyber Security and Use of Internet for Terrorist Purposes and Organized Crime” in Podgorica. The event gathered 32 representatives from the MFA, MoD, Ministry of Public Administration (MoPA), Ministry of Justice (MoJ), National Security Agency (NSA), Agency for Personal Data Protection, PD and Army. From 10 to 12 April and 15 to 17 May, in co-operation with UNODC and ICITAP, TNTD/ATU organized two training courses on countering terrorist financing in Tirana to Albanian experts and practitioners from the MoJ, General Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering (Albanian Financial Intelligence Unit), State Intelligence Service (SIS), ASP, and Prosecution Office for Serious Crimes. On 17 and 18 April, in co-operation with the Turkmenistan MFA and Ministry of Economy and Finance (MoEF), Centre in Ashgabat and OCEEA, TNTD/ATU organized a seniorlevel regional conference on “Countering Terrorist Financing and Organized Crime”. From 16 to 17 May, with the aim of discussing the linkages between terrorism and transnational organized crime, in co-operation with the Programme Office in Dushanbe, UN, and EU, TNTD/ATU assisted the Tajikistan Government in organizing a senior-level Conference in Dushanbe on “International and Regional Co-operation on Countering Terrorism and its Financing Through Illicit Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime”. From 11 to 15 June, in co-operation with UNODC, TNTD/ ATU organized a training course in Burabay on investigations to counter terrorist financing. The course gathered 16 beneficiaries from the MoI, Financial Monitoring Committee, the National Security Committee’s Counter Terrorism Centre, GPO (including the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies), and State Revenues Committee. 27