Central Asia 4.13 Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan Introduction The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) supports the host country authorities in strengthening their AML/CFT measures in line with the recommendations of the FATF. Since 2012, the PCUz’s core activities in AML/CFT are established on a risk-based approach and focus on capacity-building of the FIU of the Office of the Prosecutor General and the staff of financial institutions or other institutions engaged in AML/CFT measures. Since 2007, the PCUz has been providing assistance to the Police Academy under the Ministry of Interior (MoI) to improve the Academy’s training potential. Special attention was paid to the re-training and professional development of specialists responsible for crime prevention in the areas of terrorism, violent extremism, drug trafficking and THB. Since 2008, the PCUz has been working closely with the National Centre for Drug Control (NCDC) in supporting the implementation of national strategies and policies on fighting illicit drug circulation. In 2013, the PCUz and the NCDC signed a MoU designed to improve BUDGET (UB)* 2018 2017 TOTAL TOTAL 2,293,400 EUR 20% 19% 84% 2,134,200 EUR POLITICO-MILITARY ACTIVITIES POLITICO-MILITARY ACTIVITIES 462,800 EUR 415,000 EUR POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES (61% out of Politico-Military Activities) POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES 79 % out of Politico-Military Activities) 284,591 EUR 328,253 EUR STAFF* 2018 2017 TOTAL POLITICO-MILITARY ACTIVITIES 15% Total 4 Total 3 Local 1 International 27 * 136 Figures on budget and staff provided by the Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan. TOTAL POLITICO-MILITARY ACTIVITIES Total 27 11% 3 Total 2 Local 1 International