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Money Laundering Roundtable (part 1)

Chair: opens meeting and lays down the rules of the roundtable. Full title is “international cooperation: countering money-laundering and promoting judicial cooperation”. Secretariat: Money laundering is a problem connected to the international trade in drugs. More countries criminalised money laundering in 2013 than in 2012. Many banks have started conducting better checks on accounts, and keeping …

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Informal Civil Society Hearing: Summary of Chairs of Each Session on Main Points Raised

Thanasis Apostolou. Harm reduction the most important issue in session.  Money must be provided for HR as well as political recognition.  Interaction between criminal justice and health discussion must take place.  In the other group, people were speaking about community approach, which is a very important issue.  Also issue of availability of essential medicines.  Suggestion …

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