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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Kick-off meeting of pilot activities for measuring illicit financia
 l flows in Asia-Pacific countries
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DESCRIPTION:As custodian agencies of SDG Indicator 16.4.1 on illicit financ
 ial flows\, in 2020 UNODC and UNCTAD\, together with ESCAP\, inaugurated a
  new Development Account project called “Statistics and data for measuri
 ng illicit financial flows in the Asia-Pacific region”. The project is a
 imed at consolidating existing and testing new methodological guidelines f
 or the measurement of this Indicator\, as well as to build statistical cap
 acity by providing technical assistance and guidance to pilot countries fo
 r the measurement of such indicator using the defined standards and concep
 ts developed by UNCTAD and UNODC.\n\nAfter launching a call for expression
  of interest in Asia-Pacific region\, the Partner Agencies selected six co
 untries of Asia as pilot testing countries. These are Viet Nam\, Banglades
 h\, Maldives\, Nepal\, focusing on crime-related illicit financial flows\;
  and Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan\, focusing on IFFs from illicit tax-related
  and commercial practices.\n\nThe online Kick-off Workshop is structured a
 round a general session and two breakout rooms - one room focusing on meth
 odological guidelines and practical examples on measuring IFFs from crime 
 and illegal market activities\; and another breakout room focusing on illi
 cit financial flows from illicit-tax related commercial practices. The mee
 ting gathering experts and stakeholders from institutions and agencies of 
 all pilot countries\, provides the opportunity to present the UNCTAD-UNODC
  Conceptual framework for the statistical measurement of illicit financial
  flows (available in French\, Spanish and Russian)\; introduce the methodo
 logies and guidelines developed so far by UNODC and UNCTAD and discuss the
  project implementation strategy and workplan.\n/system/files/official-doc
 ument/Conceptual%20framework%20for%20the%20statistical%20measurement%20of%
 20IFFs_Russian.pdf&quot\; target=&quot\;_blank\n\nView meeting on unctad.o
 rg\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/kick-meeting-pilot-activities-measuring-ill
 icit-financial-flows-asia-pacific-countries
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