A three-day National Capacity-Building workshop on Countering the Financing of Terrorism for Mauritius opened yesterday in the presence of the Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance, Mr Dharmendar Sesungkur, at the Sofitel Mauritius L'Imperial Resort and Spa Hotel, Wolmar. The Attorney General, Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Institutional Reforms, Mr Maneesh Gobin, the United Nations Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative to Mauritius, Ms Christine Umutoni, and other personalities were present on the occasion.
Organised by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism in collaboration with the Ministry of Financial Services and Good Governance, the workshop focuses on the effective implementation of Recommendation 6 of the Financial Action Task Force which relates to targeted financial sanctions on terrorist organisations and individuals.
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