Grants and Contributions:

Support to the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network for Southern Africa 2026

7479301 P018093001

$248,000.00

Sep 18, 2026 - Dec 31, 2027

This Project will support the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network for Southern Africa (ARINSA), scheduled to take place for 3-5 days in the months between September and November 2026 in Zambia – as the ARINSA Presidency. The 2026 ARINSA AGM will focus on Counter-Terrorist Financing (CFT) and will bring together 34 contact points to the network (two per country). These contact points are officials involved in the recovery of proceeds of crime such as those from: Asset Forfeiture Units; Financial Intelligence Units; Supervisory authorities; Prosecution and Attorney-General Offices; Police and other law enforcement authorities; Anti- corruption authorities; Tax authorities; Customs authorities; Ministries of Justice and institutions responsible for the management and disbursement of forfeited assets; Central authorities for mutual legal assistance; and the Judiciary. Partners from sister asset recovery networks and other relevant entities, including international partners, will also be in attendance. ARINSA is a network for cross-border cooperation in the proceeds of crime with the objective to facilitate the proceeds and instrumentalities of all crimes; promote the exchange of information and good practices; establish a network of contact points; facilitate and promote the establishment, where possible, of national centres of excellence in all aspects of tackling the proceeds of crime; act as an advisory group to appropriate authorities; and facilitate capacity building and knowledge sharing in tackling the proceeds of crime. The AGM Project Activities include: 1) Facilitating confidential case-based meetings for practitioners to engage in bilateral or multi-jurisdictional meetings to make progress on asset recovery cases in their countries; 2) Developing the ARINSA Counter-Terrorism Financing Architecture guide in coordination with the ARINSA contact points; 3) Launching of the ARINSA Annual Report which showcases the achievements of ARINSA countries in recovering assets over the past year; 4) Conducting Panel Discussions at the AGM for sharing best practices from around the world and?the provision of?technical training, by global experts to asset recovery practitioners; 5) Hosting the Steering Committee Meeting to discuss governance issues pertaining to the network.

Global Affairs Canada

The expected outcomes for this project include: 1) Strengthened effectiveness of counter-terrorism financing (CFT), anti-money laundering (AML), asset forfeiture, and management frameworks in Member States to identify, trace, freeze, seize, forfeit, return, and manage assets linked to terrorism and organized crime; 2) Enhanced regional and international cooperation among ARINSA Member States through formal and informal mechanisms to counter terrorism financing, money laundering, and transnational organized crime.

Vienna, AT

064-2026-2027-Q2-0102

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Grants and Contributions

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UNODC - United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime

Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Program

The Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Program provides assistance to foreign states to enable them to prevent and respond to terrorist activity. It supports global efforts to fight terrorism and address terrorist threats to Canadians and Canadian interests throughout the world.