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About United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) website states:
"UNODC is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime. Established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention, UNODC operates in all regions of the world through an extensive network of field offices. UNODC relies on voluntary contributions, mainly from Governments, for 90 per cent of its budget.

UNODC is mandated to assist Member States in their struggle against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism. In the Millennium Declaration, Member States also resolved to intensify efforts to fight transnational crime in all its dimensions, to redouble the efforts to implement the commitment to counter the world drug problem and to take concerted action against international terrorism.

The three pillars of the UNODC work programme are:

  • Field-based technical cooperation projects to enhance the capacity of Member States to counteract illicit drugs, crime and terrorism
  • Research and analytical work to increase knowledge and understanding of drugs and crime issues and expand the evidence base for policy and operational decisions
  • Normative work to assist States in the ratification and implementation of the relevant international treaties, the development of domestic legislation on drugs, crime and terrorism, and the provision of secretariat and substantive services to the treaty-based and governing bodies."

Click here to go to the UNODC website.

 

Highlights

  • Public Notice - Amendments to entries in the ISIL(DA'ESH) & AL-QAEDA Sanctions List

    Amendments to entries in the ISIL(DA'ESH) & AL-QAEDA Sanctions List

     
  • Draft Proliferation Financing Regulations, 2023

    Following the passage of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism Financing Laws (Amendment) Act, 2023, which commenced operation on 15th September, 2023, the Ministry of Interior and National Administration is conducting public participation on the draft Prevention of Terrorism (Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on the Prevention, Suppression and Disruption of Proliferation Financing) Regulations, 2023. Government Agencies, relevant stakeholders and members of the general public are invited to submit their comments on the Draft Regulations. The documents can be downloaded from the Link Below:

                   a. draft Proliferation Financing Regulations, 2023

                   b. Template for Comments - Draft Proliferation Financing Regulations, 2023

                   c. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NOTICE - PF REGULATIONS

     

     
  • AML/CFT Guidance for Casinos

    As part of its supervision of the casino sector, the Centre has developed the AML/CFT Guidance for the sector. We are now inviting all relevant stakeholders and members of the general public to submit their comments on the Guidance. Please see below;

    - AML/CFT Guidance for the Casino sector
    - The public notice inviting comments
    - Template for submission of comments and the draft guidance.

    Submissions to be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 5 PM on 27th October,2023.

     
  • Fund Regulation Proceeds of Crime and Anti-money Laundering (Criminal Asset Recovery Fund) Regulations, 2023

    Fund Regulation Proceeds of Crime and Anti-money Laundering (Criminal Asset Recovery Fund) Regulations, 2023

     
  • Mutual Evaluation Report For KENYA

    Kenya’s Mutual Evaluation Report (MER) was adopted by the ESAAMLG Council of Ministers in September 2022 at its meeting in Livingstone, Zambia and subsequently published on the ESAAMLG website on November 11, 2022. The MER summarises the AML/CFT/CPF regime in the country also provides recommendations on how the country’s AML/CFT/CPF regime can be strengthened. A copy of the MER can be downloaded here.

     

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Contacts

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 Address: Old Mutual Tower 13th Floor,
      Upper Hill Road,
     
P.o.Box Private Bag - 00200,
     Nairobi Kenya

 

  

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