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"Secretariat of the National Committee to Combat Money Laundering" It is considering strengthening cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

ABU DHABI, 1st April, 2017 (WAM) – A delegation from the General Secretariat of the National Committee to Combat Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and the Financing of Proliferation visited today the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Abu Dhabi, within the framework of enhancing cooperation and coordinating efforts in areas of common interest.

His Excellency Hamid Saif Al Zaabi, Secretary-General and Vice-Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and the Financing of Proliferation, discussed with Judge Dr. Hatem Ali, Regional Representative for the Gulf Region at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the developments of the fifteenth edition of the United Nations Conference on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, scheduled to be held in September 2026.

The meeting reviewed the most prominent topics and events on the conference agenda, in addition to examining opportunities to support initiatives aimed at strengthening the crime prevention system.

The meeting touched on the joint regional action system within the framework of the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF), which the UAE chairs this year, as the two sides stressed the level of existing positive cooperation and constructive contribution to supporting relevant regional and international efforts.

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