BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6adab1ad0cd42 DTSTART:20260922T060000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260922T150000Z LOCATION:Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia SUMMARY:International close-out conference on measuring and curbing illicit financial flows: From measurement to policy action CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) undermine governments’ ability to mobilize resources needed for sustainable\, long-term development. The y also obstruct efforts to achieve effective economic transformation acros s the continent. While many countries globally have made progress in addre ssing IFFs\, the implementation of key policies remains limited.The primar y objective of this project is to enhance statistical capacity for measuri ng tax-related and commercial IFFs\, and to support the development of evi dence-based policy responses aimed at reducing these flows.As the project draws to a close\, project participants will meet in Addis Ababa to share lessons learnt\, how measurement can inform policy and the way forward. UN Trade and Development together with Burkina Faso and Senegal\, will parti cipate in a session with the main objective to share key insights from the policy aspect of the project. The policy session is scheduled to take pla ce on 23 September 2026.<\;p>\;Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) undermin e governments’ ability to mobilize resources needed for sustainable\, lo ng-term development. They also obstruct efforts to achieve effective econo mic transformation across the continent. While many countries globally hav e made progress in addressing IFFs\, the implementation of key policies re mains limited.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The primary objective of this project is to enhance statistical capacity for measuring tax-related and commerci al IFFs\, and to support the development of evidence-based policy response s aimed at reducing these flows.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;As the project draw s to a close\, project participants will meet in Addis Ababa to share less ons learnt\, how measurement can inform policy and the way forward. UN Tra de and Development together with Burkina Faso and Senegal\, will participa te in a session with the main objective to share key insights from the pol icy aspect of the project. The policy session is scheduled to take place o n 23 September 2026.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://un ctad.org/meeting/international-close-out-conference-measuring-and-curbing- illicit-financial-flows DTSTAMP:20261023T010029Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6adab1ad0cd77 DTSTART:20260923T060000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260923T150000Z LOCATION:Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia SUMMARY:International close-out conference on measuring and curbing illicit financial flows: From measurement to policy action CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) undermine governments’ ability to mobilize resources needed for sustainable\, long-term development. The y also obstruct efforts to achieve effective economic transformation acros s the continent. While many countries globally have made progress in addre ssing IFFs\, the implementation of key policies remains limited.The primar y objective of this project is to enhance statistical capacity for measuri ng tax-related and commercial IFFs\, and to support the development of evi dence-based policy responses aimed at reducing these flows.As the project draws to a close\, project participants will meet in Addis Ababa to share lessons learnt\, how measurement can inform policy and the way forward. UN Trade and Development together with Burkina Faso and Senegal\, will parti cipate in a session with the main objective to share key insights from the policy aspect of the project. The policy session is scheduled to take pla ce on 23 September 2026.<\;p>\;Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) undermin e governments’ ability to mobilize resources needed for sustainable\, lo ng-term development. They also obstruct efforts to achieve effective econo mic transformation across the continent. While many countries globally hav e made progress in addressing IFFs\, the implementation of key policies re mains limited.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The primary objective of this project is to enhance statistical capacity for measuring tax-related and commerci al IFFs\, and to support the development of evidence-based policy response s aimed at reducing these flows.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;As the project draw s to a close\, project participants will meet in Addis Ababa to share less ons learnt\, how measurement can inform policy and the way forward. UN Tra de and Development together with Burkina Faso and Senegal\, will participa te in a session with the main objective to share key insights from the pol icy aspect of the project. The policy session is scheduled to take place o n 23 September 2026.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://un ctad.org/meeting/international-close-out-conference-measuring-and-curbing- illicit-financial-flows DTSTAMP:20261023T010029Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6adab1ad0cd7e DTSTART:20260924T060000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260924T150000Z LOCATION:Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia SUMMARY:International close-out conference on measuring and curbing illicit financial flows: From measurement to policy action CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) undermine governments’ ability to mobilize resources needed for sustainable\, long-term development. The y also obstruct efforts to achieve effective economic transformation acros s the continent. While many countries globally have made progress in addre ssing IFFs\, the implementation of key policies remains limited.The primar y objective of this project is to enhance statistical capacity for measuri ng tax-related and commercial IFFs\, and to support the development of evi dence-based policy responses aimed at reducing these flows.As the project draws to a close\, project participants will meet in Addis Ababa to share lessons learnt\, how measurement can inform policy and the way forward. UN Trade and Development together with Burkina Faso and Senegal\, will parti cipate in a session with the main objective to share key insights from the policy aspect of the project. The policy session is scheduled to take pla ce on 23 September 2026.<\;p>\;Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) undermin e governments’ ability to mobilize resources needed for sustainable\, lo ng-term development. They also obstruct efforts to achieve effective econo mic transformation across the continent. While many countries globally hav e made progress in addressing IFFs\, the implementation of key policies re mains limited.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The primary objective of this project is to enhance statistical capacity for measuring tax-related and commerci al IFFs\, and to support the development of evidence-based policy response s aimed at reducing these flows.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;As the project draw s to a close\, project participants will meet in Addis Ababa to share less ons learnt\, how measurement can inform policy and the way forward. UN Tra de and Development together with Burkina Faso and Senegal\, will participa te in a session with the main objective to share key insights from the pol icy aspect of the project. The policy session is scheduled to take place o n 23 September 2026.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://un ctad.org/meeting/international-close-out-conference-measuring-and-curbing- illicit-financial-flows DTSTAMP:20261023T010029Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR