POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF OTHER THEMATIC UNITS
On 17 and 18 November, the OCEEA co-organized a
workshop on the evaluation of the national financial
monitoring system of Ukraine by the Council of Europe’s
Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money
Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism
(MONEYVAL Committee) in Lviv, Ukraine. The workshop
brought together some 30 representatives from the
Ministry of Finance, law enforcement agencies, supervisory
authorities, academia and the private sector to learn from the
experiences of other countries in assessing the risks related to
money laundering and terrorism financing.
From 19 to 21 December, the OCEEA, in partnership with
UNODC, conducted a three-day advanced training course on
challenges to combat banking fraud and financial disruption
and greater understanding of the role of cryptocurrencies
for representatives from financial intelligence agencies in
charge of combating money laundering in Central Asia,
Moldova, Ukraine and the Western Balkans in Chisinau. The
specialized training course aimed at enhancing the technical
skills of 35 participants in early detection and prevention of
serious fraud in the financial sector, and eliminating illegal
financial flows.
On 22 and 23 December, the OCEEA, along with TNTD and
UNODC, organized a two-day expert meeting on enhancing
bilateral co-operation in combating the financing of terrorism
and money laundering for representatives of financial
intelligence agencies from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in
Chisinau.
3.3 Office of the Special Representative and
Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in
Human Beings (OSR/CTHB)
Introduction
In line with the 2003 OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings (THB), its 2005 Addendum
addressing the special needs of child victims of trafficking, as well as the 2013 Addendum complementing
the Action Plan and the Ministerial Council Decision No. 3/06, the OSR/CTHB is mandated to address
all forms of THB. This includes raising the public and political profile of combating this type of crime,
assisting participating States in setting up national strategies and implementing their OSCE anti-trafficking
commitments, as well as the co-ordination of anti-trafficking efforts within the OSCE, both with national
authorities and other relevant stakeholders. The OSR/CTHB’s current strategic priorities include improving
victim identification and assistance, strengthening the criminal justice response, and enhancing the
prevention of human trafficking, with a special focus on child trafficking and combating human trafficking
along migration routes, in supply chains and in the context of crisis situations.
The OSR/CTHB co-operates with relevant thematic units in the OSCE Secretariat and field operations to
deliver projects and joint activities through its network of Anti-Trafficking Focal Points. This includes close
co-operation with TNTD/Strategic Police Matters Unit (SPMU) on issues of mutual concern, including
police-related matters.
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