On the 25th and 26th April 2024, regional bodies, parliamentary networks, asset recovery interagency networks, and civil society representatives will gather in Nairobi, Kenya for the Regional workshop on the Common Africa Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR) and Asset Recovery in Africa.
Illicit financial flows (IFFs) are a significant obstacle to Africa’s development, as they drain essential resources. To confront this challenge, the African Union took concrete steps, starting with the adoption of the Special Declaration on Illicit Financial Flows in January 2015.
Today CiFAR and Transparency International Venezuela launch two new reports: Management and Oversight of Independents Return Funds: International Experiences and Lessons Learned for Venezuela & Best Practices for Independent Return Funds: Lessons Learned for Venezuela.
CiFAR y Transparencia Internacional Venezuela lanzan hoy dos nuevos informes: Gestión y fiscalización de Fondos de Retorno Independientes: Experiencias internacionales y lecciones aprendidas para Venezuela & Buenas prácticas para el manejo por terceros de los activos recuperados: Lecciones aprendidas aplicables a Venezuela.
Today, CiFAR has launched its new strategy – Ready for Action. Our strategy builds on the work we have done since 2016 to support more citizen and civil society engagement in asset recovery and looks to further position us as leaders in forward thinking about transparency, accountability and participation in the recovery of the proceeds of corruption.
To answer this question, CiFAR has recently conducted research published in a report From Sanctions to Investigations. Legislation, policy and practice linking investigations into the origins of sanctioned assets and recommendations for governments to strengthen the investigation and confiscation of sanctioned assets in From Sanctions to Investigations. Policy brief and recommendations.
To understand Kenya’s progress, as well as challenges in the adoption of asset recovery frameworks and their implementation in practice, Civil Forum for Asset Recovery (CiFAR) has launched two new reports: The Social Reuse of Recovered Assets in Kenya, and Alternative Dispute Resolution & Asset Recovery in Kenya.
For the first time since the beginning of its Investigate programmes, CiFAR organised an investigative journalism training in Latin America in Autumn 2023. With the support of GIZ, we gathered 15 early to mid-career journalists in Lima, Peru, for 4 intensive training days around asset recovery, illicit financial flows, and cross-border corruption.
In the past 20 years, African governments have made considerable progress to recover stolen assets as a tool to combat Illicit Financial Flows and contribute to sustainable development. Asset recovery has gained attention among governments, the media and citizens. Several governments have introduced new asset recovery laws and created institutions in charge of recovering or managing stolen assets. This has led to an increase in recovered assets, both domestically and internationally. However, legislative and institutional frameworks, as well as efforts in international cooperation are still insufficient.
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