Parallel Session on “Combating Corruption, Money Laundering, and Terrorism Financing: Modern Challenges and Trends”

As part of the international scientific and practical conference titled “Global Challenges and Threats in the Field of Law Enforcement: Modern Strategies and Solutions,” dedicated to the second anniversary of the establishment of the Law Enforcement Academy, a parallel session on “Combating Corruption, Money Laundering, and Terrorism Financing: Modern Challenges and Trends” was held.

This session marked the start of a series of events planned by the Academy within the framework of International Anti-Corruption Month.

During the session, representatives from the scientific, practical, and academic communities of Uzbekistan, the United Kingdom, the USA, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Belarus, Hong Kong, Slovenia, and the Kyrgyz Republic discussed challenges and solutions in the field of combating and preventing corruption.

Additionally, representatives of organizations such as the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Regional Dialogue NGO, and CERT Academy highlighted the role of international instruments, including the UN Convention against Corruption and the ISO 37001:2016 Anti-Bribery Management System standard, in combating and preventing corruption.

Speakers from the Prosecutor General’s Office of Uzbekistan, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, the Anti-Corruption Agency of Uzbekistan, Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption, Uzbekistan’s Department for Combating Economic Crimes, Kazakhstan’s Financial Monitoring Agency, the Parliament of Kazakhstan, and the Kyrgyz Republic’s Business Council for Anti-Corruption under the President, shared their practical experiences in addressing emerging threats and implementing solutions in the fight against corruption and money laundering in their respective countries.

In addition, academic and scientific representatives, including professors from the Law Enforcement Academy, the University of Sussex (UK), the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the Prosecutor General’s Office of Kazakhstan, the Russian New University, and Amur State University, presented their research findings and scientific proposals developed to address pressing issues in these fields.

The session provided participants with valuable knowledge and skills on modern reforms, addressing threats, and preventing corruption, money laundering, and terrorism financing using international standards, advanced foreign practices, and contemporary scientific approaches.

Participants also expressed their commitment to strengthening collaboration in finding joint solutions to challenges in combating corruption and money laundering.