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  1. “We believe that the full implementation of the resolution adopted today will reinforce existing measures to curb the financing of terrorism.”

    2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source

  2. “The full implementation by Member States of the relevant international money-laundering standards and instruments is thus crucial to achieving progress in this area. My delegation believes that the real fight against the financing of terrorism should also focus on enhancing the capacities of police and other law- enforcement authorities to effectively police borders and control illegal activities such as arms smuggling and human trafficking. Increasing the capabilities of local businesses to self-monitor and share information with the authorities through appropriate community- policing models would help curb the financing of terrorism. In conclusion, my delegation is convinced that enhancing State effectiveness in the fight against the financing of terrorism is crucial to success but not sufficient on its own.”

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  3. “The Centre registers and maintains a register of reporting institutions, receives reports on suspicious activities or transactions from reporting institutions, receives cash-transaction reports that meet a given threshold from reporting institutions, and receives reports on the cross-border conveyancing of monetary instruments. As such, the Centre coordinates the financial sector and the law- enforcement sector in the prevention and countering of the financing of terrorism in Kenya. Tremendous progress has been achieved with the putting in place of elaborate measures to detect and report on suspicious transactions in Kenya's formal financial sector. Elaborate measures are also in place to deal with the informal sector. International cooperation is vital in eradicating money laundering and other finance-related crimes.”

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  4. “We, the United Nations, must therefore find ways to systematically deal with this paradoxical situation in a holistic, uniform manner that is devoid of double standards. We should never justify or condone terrorism under any pretext, least of all that of humanitarian assistance. In effort to combat the financing of terrorism and other crimes, Kenya has enacted various laws aimed at stemming money laundering and curtailing the proceeds of crime. The Prevention of Terrorism Act of 2012, amended in 2014, mandates the Financial Reporting Centre, a statutory institution, to assist in the identification of the proceeds of crime and the combating of money laundering.”

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  5. “Currently, Al-Shabaab in Somalia is tapping into humanitarian aid by extorting taxes and enforcing payment for the free passage of humanitarian aid within its so-called controlled areas. In addition, that terrorist group maintains a deeply entrenched and pervasive network that is involved in activities ranging from illicit trade, foreign remittances and other transnational criminal activities. Proceeds from such crimes are used to finance Al-Shabaab's activities, both locally and internationally, as part of the Al-Qaida network. It is therefore obvious that transnational crime and terrorism are closely intertwined and mutually self-reinforcing. As a result, humanitarian assistance ends up being used not only to finance terrorism but also as a tool for recruitment into violent extremism.”

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  6. “We have benchmarked best international practices, integrated all international instruments against terrorism into our domestic legislation and created the relevant institutions and mechanisms to ensure the balanced implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Above all, we participate in the Security Council- and African Union-mandated African Union Mission in Somalia so as to degrade Al-Shabaab in support of the Somalia political transition and also as part of our contribution in the fight against international terrorism. Kenya wishes to express its deep concern about the continued threat of terrorism emanating from territories controlled by terrorist groups and how this contributes to terrorism financing.”

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  7. “I commend the Security Council for having adopted resolution 2462 (2019) today on preventing and combating the financing of terrorism, a resolution of which we, too, were a sponsor. My delegation applauds the leadership of France in fostering international cooperation to combat the financing of terrorism, particularly the Paris Agenda on "No Money for Terror". Kenya, like many other countries, has suffered the horrors of terrorism. The terrorist threat in Kenya and, indeed, the region emanates from Al-Shabaab, an affiliate of the Al-Qaida terror network. Kenya has responded robustly to the terrorist threat by enhancing its domestic capabilities and embracing deeper international cooperation.”

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  8. “We wish at the outset to acknowledge the presence here today of Mr. Marshall Billingslea, President of the Financial Action Task Force and Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury; the Under-Secretary- General of the United Nations Office of Counter- Terrorism; and Ms. Mercy Buku, and to thank them for their informative presentations. Madam President, I wish to thank you for having organized this important meeting and also to commend you for the diplomatic skill and collegial manner with which you have conducted the affairs of the Council during your presidency. We take note with appreciation of the comprehensive concept note (S/2019/239, annex) that you circulated to guide today's debate.”

    2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source