We are in Juba, South Sudan!
At the request of the South Sudan Financial Intelligence Unit, and working hand-in-hand with Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG), we have jointly organised an in-country AML/CFT/CPF assessors training for South Sudanese officials.
The week-long training, which the European Union is fully supporting to the benefit of South Sudan, will be guided by Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s and ESAAMLG’s training standards.
At the opening ceremony yesterday morning, we were very honoured to have Hon Garang Majok Bol, the first undersecretary in South Sudan’s ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon John Daniel Kipa, the Commissioner of the FIU in South Sudan and Lothar Jaschke, the Acting Head of the EU Delegation to South Sudan.
The objective of the training is to train and equip potential AML/CFT/CPF assessors with necessary knowledge and skills to plan and undertake mutual evaluations and assessments of their country’s compliance with Financial Action Task Force (FATF)‘s technical and effectiveness standards.
We were also joined by the esaamlg‘s trainers and representatives, including Muluken Yirga Dubale, Tirivafi Nhundu, Chris Likomwa, Valdane Jorge Joao, and Tom Kennie Malikebu.
The AML-CFT ESCAY Project team is represented by Tuemay Aregawi, the senior technical advisor, Paul Gitobu, the project Coordinator and Ruth Watetu, Project Liaison officer.
In his opening remarks, Lothar Jaschke said,’The European Union has a long record of supporting the government’s efforts to tackle money laundering and counter terrorist financing. The South Sudanese FIU was set up with EU funding and we stand ready to support the Unit’s capacity building. We acknowledge South Sudan’s efforts towards fulfilling the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and implementing the Action Plan as a sign of the country’s determination and commitment to combat money laundering and terrorist financing’
By the end of this week, the participating trainees were expected to acquire the theoretical and practical knowledge, skills and tools to objectively assess national AML/CFT/CPF compliance and recommend actions to take in line with the updated FATF methodology and standards.
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