Regional working group meeting on preventing terrorist financing abuse of the non-profit sector

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1 UNITED NATIONS COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE And the CENTER ON GLOBAL COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION On behalf f the UNITED NATIONS COUNTER-TERRORISM IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE WORKING GROUP ON TACKLING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM Day 1 Tuesday, 28 February 2012 Reginal wrking grup meeting n preventing terrrist financing abuse f the nn-prfit sectr Safari Park Htel Nairbi, Kenya 28 February-1 March 2012 DRAFT AGENDA 8:30-9:00 REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS [Bugainville Pre-functin Area] 9:00-9:15 WELCOMING REMARKS AND OVERVIEW OF THE AIMS OF MEETINGS [Bugainville Rm] Zeeshan Amin, Plitical Affairs Officer, Cunter-Terrrism Implementatin Task Frce Office, United Natins Elizabeth Jyce, Sectin Chief, United Natins Cunter-Terrrism Alastair Bland, Directr, Review and Analysis Divisin, Charities Directrate, Legislative Plicy & Regulatry Affairs Branch, Canada Revenue Agency Jacques Pittelud, Ambassadr f Switzerland t Kenya 9:15-10:45 OVERVIEW OF RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; KEY OBSERVATIONS FROM THE LONDON, BANGKOK, AND AUCKLAND MEETINGS; MAPPING REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION [Bugainville Rm] 10:45-11:00 Tea break Mderatr: Elizabeth Jyce, Sectin Chief, United Natins Cunter-Terrrism Peter Rmaniuk, Senir Nn-Resident Fellw, Center n Glbal Cunterterrrism Cperatin Vincent Schmll, Principal Administratr, Financial Actin Task Frce, Secretariat Eliawny Kisanga, Executive Secretary, Eastern and Suth African Anti Mney Laundering Grup

2 11:00-13:00 ROUND-TABLE PRESENTATION ON NATIONAL SYSTEMS FOR PREVENTING TERRORIST FINANCING ABUSE OF THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR [Bugainville Rm] Each natinal delegatin will be given 5-10 minutes t present a very brief verview f their natinal systems fr preventing abuse f the nn-prfit sectr. Mderatr: Eliawny Kisanga, Executive Secretary, Eastern and Suth African Anti Mney Laundering Grup 13:00-14:00 Lunch [Café Kigwa] Presentatins by natinal delegatins 14:00-15:45 REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON NPO GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND OPERATIONS [Bugainville Rm] [PLENARY SESSION WITH PRESENTATIONS BY THE NPO SECTOR] 15:45-16:00 Tea beak In light f the risk f terrrist abuse, participants frm the NPO sectr in the regin will present n gd practices and nging challenges that they face in their gvernance, management, and peratins. Mderatr: Peter Rmaniuk, Senir Nn-Resident Fellw, Center n Glbal Cunterterrrism Cperatin Jhn Batten, Executive Directr, Pverty Eradicatin Netwrk [Kenya] Abdullahi Mhammed Odwa, Observatry f Cnflict and Vilence Preventin, Administratin and Finance Officer [Smaliland] Kasng Mafureb Jseph, CSO Cnsultant [Rwanda] Livingstne Sewanyana, Executive Directr, Fundatin fr Human Rights Initiative [Uganda] Faith Kisinga Gitnga, CSO Advisr, Act! [Kenya] Hassan Ole Naad, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Muslim Yuth Alliance 16:00-16:15 Keynte Address Mark Bwden, United Natins Humanitarian Crdinatr fr Smalia [Bugainville Rm] 16:15-18:00 CHALLENGES TO HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN THE REGION [Bugainville Rm] [PLENARY SESSION WITH PRESENTATIONS BY THE NPO SECTOR] The c-ccurrence f vilent extremism and humanitarian crisis in the regin has created a tensin between the prvisin f humanitarian relief and the bligatin t deny resurces t terrrists. Representatives frm the NPO sectr will present n the challenges this pses t their wrk and hw states can help t clarify existing legal prvisins and wrk twards the elabratin f a framewrk f principles t guide the actins f states and NPOs n this difficult issue. Mderatr: Dustin Lewis, Prgram Assciate, Prgram n Humanitarian Plicy and Cnflict Research, Harvard University -2-

3 18:00-20:00 Receptin [Kigwa Waterfalls] Jeremiah Centrella, Assciate General Cunsel, Mercy Crps Matthew Harvey, Legal Cunsel, Wrld Visin Internatinal Meshesha Shewarega, Executive Directr, Cnsrtium f Christian Relief and Develpment Assciatin Harun Atallah, Finance Directr, Islamic Relief Wrldwide Naz K. Mdirzadeh, Harvard Law Schl-Brkings Prject n Law and Security, Harvard Law Schl Day 2 Wednesday 29 February :30-9:45 PRESENTATION OF CASE STUDIES AND EXPLANATION OF WORKING GROUP EXERCISES [Bugainville Rm] Michelle Russell, Head f Cmpliance, Investigatins and Enfrcement, [GOVERNMENT AND NPOS IN SEPARATE BREAK-OUT SESSIONS] 9:45-12:30 WORKING SESSION ONE Gvernment participants will break int three grups based n functinal expertise 1) law enfrcement and FIU fficials; 2) regulatrs; and 3) plicy makers. Participants will be asked t share experiences within their functinal grups n tpics relevant t each (e.g., regulatrs discuss regulatry tls; law enfrcement fficials discuss investigative techniques and legal pwers; and plicymakers discuss gvernment respnses and adequacy f existing plicy framewrks). In additin t sharing experiences frm their respective jurisdictins, participants will be asked t cnsider thse issues in the cntext f a case study. Case study and discussin questins will be prvided in advance. In a separate furth break-ut sessin, which will be held fr the whle mrning and afternn sessins and using different case scenari, NPO participants will discuss the cnsequences f versight and regulatin n their activities, internal cmpliance prcedures t ensure gd gvernance, and hw they can be used t prevent terrrist financing abuse. They will discuss risk assessment when cllecting, managing and disbursing funds, dmestically and abrad. Facilitatrs/resurce persns: 1. Law enfrcement and FIUs [Mt. Kenya Rm A] Facilitatr: Michelle Russell, Charity Cmmissin fr England and Wales Experts: Jim Pwers, Ryal Canadian Munted Plice; Jaganathan Saravanasamy, INTERPOL; Jan Beens, Glbal Prgramme against Mney-Laundering, United Natins Office n Drugs and Crime; Liat Shetret, Center n Glbal Cunterterrrism Cperatin Rapprteur: Delphine Schantz, United Natins Cunter-Terrrism 2. Regulatrs [Mt. Kenya Rm B] -3-

4 Facilitatr: Kenneth Dibble, Directr Internatinal Prgramme, Chief Legal Adviser & Head f Legal Services, Charity Cmmissin fr England and Wales Experts: Alastair Bland, Review and Analysis Divisin, Charities Directrate, Legislative Plicy & Regulatry Affairs Branch, Canada Revenue Agency; Rebecca Obare, Financial Integrity Grup, Legal Department, Internatinal Mnetary Fund Rapprteur: Samia Ladgham, United Natins Cunter-Terrrism 3. Plicymakers [Mt. Kenya Rm D] Facilitatr: Vincent Schmll, Financial Actin Task Frce Experts: Katrina Carrll, Office f Strategic Plicy, Office f Terrrist Financing and Financial Crime, U.S. Department f the Treasury; Ghassan Schbley, United Natins Smalia and Eritrea Mnitring Grup [TBC] Rapprteur: Zeeshan Amin, UN Cunter-Terrrism Implementatin Task Frce Office 4. NPO sectr participants [Bugainville Rm] Facilitatr: Peter Rmaniuk, Center n Glbal Cunterterrrism Cperatin Experts: Eliawny Kisanga, Eastern and Suth African Anti Mney Laundering Grup; Jasn Ipe, Center n Glbal Cunterterrrism Cperatin Tea breaks taken at the discretin f the facilitatrs 12:30-14:00 Lunch [Café Kigwa] Rapprteur: Beruk Mesfin, Institute fr Security Studies 14:00-14:30 PLENARY SESSION: REPORTING FROM THE BREAKOUT GROUPS [Bugainville Rm] Rapprteurs frm the law enfrcement and FIU, regulatr, and plicymaker wrking grups will brief the plenary n the utcmes f the mrning sessin. Mderatr: Michelle Russell, Head f Cmpliance, Investigatins and Enfrcement, 14:30-17:00 WORKING SESSION TWO Gvernment participants will break int three crss-functinal, crss-jurisdictinal grups mixing law enfrcement, FIU fficials, regulatrs, and plicymakers frm different jurisdictins. Discussin will fcus n a single case study highlighting issues f interagency and internatinal cperatin. Case study and discussin questins will be prvided in advance. In its break-ut sessin, NPO participants will discuss the measures and plicies put in place t prevent terrrist financing abuse when perating in risky areas (such as checking n partners, auditing the prgram). They will als fcus n prcedures t deter identified terrrist financing abuse when it des take place (management prcedures, remving staff ). In additin t sharing experiences frm their respective rganizatins, participants will be asked t cnsider thse issues in the cntext f a case study. Case study and discussin questins will be prvided in advance. -4-

5 Facilitatrs/resurce persns: Mixed grup 1 [Mt. Kenya Rm A] Facilitatr: Michelle Russell, Charity Cmmissin fr England and Wales Experts: Jaganathan Saravanasamy, INTERPOL; Alastair Bland, Review and Analysis Divisin, Charities Directrate, Legislative Plicy & Regulatry Affairs Branch, Canada Revenue Agency; Vincent Schmll, Financial Actin Task Frce; Jan Beens, Glbal Prgramme against Mney-Laundering, United Natins Office n Drugs and Crime Rapprteur: Samia Ladgham, United Natins Cunter-Terrrism Mixed grup 2 [Mt. Kenya Rm B] Facilitatr: Kenneth Dibble, Directr Internatinal Prgramme, Chief Legal Adviser & Head f Legal Services, Charity Cmmissin fr England and Wales Experts: Jim Pwers, Ryal Canadian Munted Plice; Liat Shetret, Center n Glbal Cunterterrrism Cperatin; Rebecca Obare, Financial Integrity Grup, Legal Department, Internatinal Mnetary Fund; Katrina Carrll, Office f Strategic Plicy, Office f Terrrist Financing and Financial Crime, U.S. Department f the Treasury; Zeeshan Amin, UN Cunter-Terrrism Implementatin Task Frce Office; Ghassan Schbley, United Natins Smalia and Eritrea Mnitring Grup Rapprteur: Delphine Schantz, United Natins Cunter-Terrrism NPO sectr participants [Cntinued] [Bugainville Rm] Facilitatr: Peter Rmaniuk, Center n Glbal Cunterterrrism Cperatin Experts: Eliawny Kisanga, Eastern and Suth African Anti Mney Laundering Grup; Jasn Ipe, Center n Glbal Cunterterrrism Cperatin Rapprteur: Beruk Mesfin, Institute fr Security Studies Tea breaks taken at the discretin f the facilitatrs 17:00-17:30 PLENARY SESSION: REPORTING FROM THE BREAKOUT GROUPS [Bugainville Rm] Rapprteurs frm the NPO and mixed wrking grups will brief the plenary. Mderatr: Michelle Russell, Head f Cmpliance, Investigatins and Enfrcement, [CONCLUSION OF NPO PARTICIPATION] Day 3 Thursday, 1 March :00-10:30 REVIEWING SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING AND HALTING TERRORIST FINANCING ABUSE [Bugainville Rm] -5-

6 [PLENARY SESSION ON ENFORCEMENT] Panellists frm states will discuss gd practice examples f infrmatin-gathering mechanisms including the rle f the private sectr (banks, financial services, auditrs, accuntants. etc.) and civil sciety in identifying abuse f NPOs. It will fcus n the challenges that they face and the mechanisms t gather infrmatin adequately and detect suspicius financial flws, and the apprpriate tls t transmit that infrmatin t law enfrcement authrities. They will als discuss enfrcement appraches and ways t halt terrrist financing and maintain legitimate charitable activity. Mderatr: Delphine Schantz, Legal Officer, United Natins Cunter-Terrrism Jim Pwers, Ryal Canadian Munted Plice Alastair Bland, Directr, Review and Analysis Divisin, Charities Directrate, Legislative Plicy & Regulatry Affairs Branch, Canada Revenue Agency Jan Beens, Financial Flws Analyst, Glbal Prgramme against Mney- Laundering, United Natins Office n Drugs and Crime Katrina Carrll, Assistant Directr, Office f Strategic Plicy, Office f Terrrist Financing and Financial Crime, Department f the Treasury Michelle Russell, Head f Cmpliance, Investigatins and Enfrcement, 10:30-11:15 NATIONAL LESSONS LEARNED, GOOD PRACTICES, AND PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS [Bugainville Rm] 11:15-11:30 Tea break Participants will cnvene in their natinal delegatins fr 45 minutes t discuss lessns learned frm the wrking sessins. Each grup will be asked t identify three things r areas that their cuntry des well and three things that they find challenging, specific examples f gd practice, and prpsed recmmendatins based n the previus tw days f discussin, fllwed by plenary discussin. Mderatr: Center n Glbal Cunterterrrism Cperatin/United Natins Cunter-Terrrism 11:30-13:00 NATIONAL LESSONS LEARNED (PART 2): REPORTING TO THE PLENARY OBSERVATIONS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS [Bugainville Rm] Mderatr: Center n Glbal Cunterterrrism Cperatin/United Natins Cunter-Terrrism 13:00-13:15 CLOSING REMARKS [Bugainville Rm] 13:15-14:15 Lunch [Café Kigwa] Hst/spnsring gvernment representatives Elizabeth Jyce, Sectin Chief, United Natins Cunter-Terrrism -6-

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