UNODC and Money-Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism
The Anti-Money-Laundering Unit (AMLU) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is responsible for carrying out the Global Programme against Money-Laundering (GPML), established in 1997 in response to the mandate given by the 1988 Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. The Unit's mandate was strengthened in 1998 by the Political Declaration and Action Plan against Money-Laundering of the UNGASS (United Nations General Assembly Special Session), which broadened its remit beyond drug offences to all serious crime.
GPML's broad objective is to strengthen the ability of Member States to implement measures in anti-money- laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) and to assist them in detecting, seizing and confiscating illicit proceeds, as required under UN related instruments and worldwide accepted standards by providing relevant and appropriate technical assistance upon request from States.
For a comprehensive presentation of the GPML mandate, please click here.