New Delhi: India has said that the international community should collectively call upon those countries and hold them accountable. are “clearly guilty” of aiding and providing safe haven to terrorism.
Rajesh Parihar, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, made the remarks while speaking at the UNSC Special Joint Meeting on Threats and Trends of Terrorist Financing and the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 2462 on Thursday.
Parihar said in the ANI report, “India is committed to supporting and strengthening the efforts of the United Nations to assist member countries in countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) capabilities by providing financial assistance.”
He said: “The continued expansion of terrorist groups is a reality check for all of us that despite Security Council Resolution 2462 on Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), its implementation by member states is due to reasons including a lack of political will. remains challenging.”
Parihar also talked about the new techniques that terror groups use to collect funds. “Misuse of blockchain technology, virtual/cryptocurrency, digital crowdsourcing, prepaid phone cards, etc. poses new risks to CFT efforts. The proliferation of fake charities and fake non-profit organizations (NPOs) during the COVID pandemic further added to this risk. increased,” he said.
In a veiled attack on Pakistan over funding to terror groups, Parihar said: “The Global Implementation Survey of Resolution 1373, adopted by the CTC on 4 November and the latest report of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) (October 2021) ‘increased monitoring’ Jurisdiction under ‘On’, highlights the continued terrorism-finance risk due to the lack of action by any country in our neighbourhood.
Quoting Parihar, a PTI report said: “Preventing terrorists from accessing financial resources is critical to successfully countering the threat of terrorism. While some states have legal operating frameworks and necessary financing of terrorism (CFTs). ) lacking capabilities, there are other states that are clearly guilty of aiding and supporting terrorism and providing financial aid and safe havens to terrorists. While we should enhance the former’s capabilities, the international community should collectively The latter should be called and they should be held accountable for their actions.”
she added: “An effective multilateral approach to CFT, built on PPP to identify and mitigate new terror-financing risks, to strengthen support to financial watchdogs such as the FATF to ensure that Member States meet international standards.” The need of the hour is to bring our counter-financing framework at par with it. Today.”
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