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Preventing Terrorist Abuse of the Non-profit Sector

With support from the Government of Canada and in collaboration with the UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force working group on tackling the financing of terrorism, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation is working on a multiyear project aimed at developing a common understanding of sound regulatory approaches to counter the risk of terrorist financing through the non-profit sector. The process is designed to give states and international regulators the opportunity to hear from each other about how they have tackled – or are tackling – the challenge of effective and credible regulation of the non-profit sector, particularly with respect to countering the financing of terrorism, as well as the challenges non-profit organizations (NPOs) face in this regard.

This dialogue will include both: 1) a global component – seeking to frame the discussion in terms of a shared understanding of how best to implement existing global standards, such as FATF Special Recommendation VIII; and 2) regional discussions, focused on the experiences in particular regions that will also include stand-alone consultations with NPOs. The first expert working group in the process was held at Lancaster House in London on 18-20 January 2011. This will be followed by a series of regional workshops around the world, accompanied by stand-alone consultations with NPOs from each region.

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Workshops and Relevant Documents

"Expert Working Group Meeting on Preventing Abuse of the Non-profit Sector for the Purposes of Terrorist Financing" supported by the government of Canada and hosted by the British government on 18-20 January 2011 in London.

 

"Regional Working Group Meeting on Preventing Abuse of the Non-profit Sector for the Purposes of Terrorist Financing" supported by the governments of Canada, New Zealand, and Switzerland and hosted by Thai government on 22-24 March 2011 in Bangkok.

 

"Regional Working Group Meeting on Preventing Terrorist Financing Abuse of the Non-profit Sector" supported by the governments of Canada, Switzerland, and New Zealand on 7-9 November 2011 in Auckland.

 

"Regional Working Group Meeting on Preventing Terrorist Financing Abuse of the Non-profit Sector" supported by the governments of Canada and Switzerland on 28 February-1 March 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya.