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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Office of Counter-Terrorism (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵOCT), through the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCCT), and the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) co-organized a Regional Training on ¡°Investigating Terrorism Financing¡± from 9 to 11 June 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya.

The training aimed at strengthening the capacity of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs), law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and other authorities from ESAAMLG Member States to effectively investigate terrorism financing and disrupt the financial networks that support terrorist activities in full compliance with international law, including international human rights law and international humanitarian law.

The training facilitated the exchange of operational experience, lessons learned, and emerging practices among ESAAMLG Member States and international partners to strengthen regional responses to terrorism financing. It focused on:

• investigative methodologies, financial intelligence analysis, lawful evidence collection, and cooperation mechanisms used to detect, investigate, and prosecute terrorism financing cases.
• emerging challenges associated with digital financing technologies, virtual assets, and cross-border financial flows.
• enhancing inter-agency coordination among Financial Intelligence Units, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, supervisory authorities, and private-sector actors to identify, trace, and disrupt illicit financial activity.
• enhancing information sharing and regional and international cooperation in line with international standards.

The training also included dedicated sessions on human rights and gender. Feedback from these sessions will inform the development of human rights and gender modules which will be integrated into future Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵOCT trainings on countering the financing of terrorism.

Organized within the framework of the Global Programme on Detecting, Preventing and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT Programme) implemented by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵOCT, the training supports the implementation of the Second ESAAMLG Regional Operational Plan on Countering Terrorism Financing. It also contributes to advancing the objectives of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, Security Council resolution 2462 (2019), relevant Counter-Terrorism Committee guidance, including the Delhi Declaration and the Algeria Guiding Principles, as well as the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

"This training provided a valuable opportunity to strengthen investigative skills, exchange operational experiences, and enhance regional cooperation in addressing terrorism financing threats", said one participant.

The training was made possible thanks to the financial support of the Republic of India.