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FATF releases new paper on cyber-enabled fraud
Paris, February 24th, 2026 - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has today published a paper examining the evolving threat of cyber-enabled fraud and how jurisdictions can harness the FATF Standards to combat it…
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Press release on the re-establishment of the list of designations of the United Nations Security Council Committee established pursuant to Resolution 1737
On 28 September 2025, in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraphs 11 and 12 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015)[1] (Resolution 2231), all provisions of United Nations Security Council…
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FATF adds Kuwait, Papua New Guinea to increased monitoring list
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has added Kuwait and Papua New Guinea to its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (grey list). In the public statement of the Reserve Bank of India, issued after its…
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OPCW releases its Fifth Report to identify the perpetrator of Chemical Weapons in Syria
The fifth report of the Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) concludes that there is sufficient basis to believe that the Syrian Air Force was responsible for the chemical…
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SPIRI: WORLD NUCLEAR FORCES
At the start of 2025, nine states - the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and Israel - together possessed approximately 12…
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IAEA Director General Statement to UNSC on Situation in Iran
The nuclear non-proliferation regime that has underpinned international security for more than half a century is on the line. The dramatic events in Iran have become even more serious with last night’s bombardments and…
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Commemorating a Century of the Geneva Protocol: OPCW Statement on 100 Years of Chemical and Biological Arms Control
One hundred years ago, in the aftermath of World War I, the international community came together to effectively ban the use of poison gas on the battlefield. The Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use of Asphyxiating…
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The Future of the Chemical Weapons Convention: Recommendations from Civil Society for Addressing Challenges in the Next Five Years
The report “The Future of the Chemical Weapons Convention: Recommendations from Civil Society for Challenges in the Next Five Years,” published by the Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition (CWCC) and the Arms Control…
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Outcomes Joint FATF-MONEYVAL Plenary, 12-13 June 2025
A joint FATF-MONEYVAL Plenary meeting hosted at the Council of Europe and chaired by FATF President, Elisa de Anda Madrazo, and MONEYVAL Chair, Nicola Muccioli, concluded today, strengthening global efforts to disrupt…
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OPCW AI research challenge: Harnessing AI tools to enhance global chemical security
THE HAGUE, Netherlands-29 April 2025-The OPCW has partnered with four research institutions selected for the OPCW Artificial Intelligence Research Challenge, an initiative launched in July 2024, funded by the European…
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Outcomes of the FATF Plenary, 19-21 February 2025
From 19 to 21 February 2025, the second FATF Plenary meeting took place in Paris, France, under the chairmanship of the current FATF President, Ms Elisa de Anda Madrazo of Mexico. The Plenary was attended by more than…
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Outcomes of the FATF Plenary, 19–21 February 2025
From 19 to 21 February 2025, the second FATF Plenary was held in Paris, France, chaired by the incumbent FATF President, Ms Elisa de Anda Madrazo of Mexico. The Plenary brought together more than 200 delegates from…