acquiring chemical materials, to ensure security at related facilities and to
respond effectively in the case of attack using such materials. The OPCW
has inventoried and secured over 71,000 metric tonnes of chemical agents
and all former chemical weapons production facilities in the world have
been inactivated.
Through its Global Programme on Maritime Security, the International
Maritime Organization has conducted 60 country needs assessment and
advisory missions and 68 national and 50 regional seminars, workshops
or courses that have resulted in the training of approximately 6,000
persons on methods for ensuring maritime security. These activities aimed
to bring awareness to maritime security and other threats through the
understanding and implementation of the provisions of SOLAS chapter
XI-2 and the ISPS Code and have encouraged regional and subregional
cooperation on counter-terrorism and promoted the prevention of
unlawful acts in ports and at sea. IMO’s train-the-trainer courses, both at
the regional and national level, have trained instructors capable of training
others to achieve these aims.
The International Monetary Fund has conducted, since early 2002,
61 country assessments on Anti-Money-Laundering and Combating the
Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) capacity. The Fund has provided technical
assistance to 222 countries, through national and regional training
workshops and tailored capacity-building assistance such as drafting of
legislation and strengthening of financial sector supervision for AML/CFT.
About 2,470 officials have participated in IMF-led workshops over the last
five years.
The World Bank has conducted 32 assessments – 11 jointly with the IMF
– on Anti-Money-Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
(AML/CFT) compliance since 2001. Throughout this period, approximately
275 technical assistance missions were performed on a bilateral or
regional basis to strengthen all components of an AML/CFT regime. In
addition, the World Bank has undertaken 14 bilateral remittance corridor
analyses that offer sending and receiving countries new information on the
characteristics of remittance flows. This information provides the basis for
policy reviews to promote increased flows at lower costs, while enabling
better compliance with AML/CFT standards. The World Bank is also in
the process of conducting a study on the AML/CFT risks of mobile phone
technology for financial services. This study will include recommendations
to Governments and stakeholders on how best to regulate this new
industry to simultaneously promote business and mitigate the risks.
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