July 8, 2021
Update on FATF Unintended Consequences workstream
Global NPO Coalition members met with the FATF Secretariat and project team members of the Unintended Consequences workstream, including FATF Vice President Elisa de Anda Madrazo, for a post-plenary update.
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June 23, 2021
New Report: A Business and Human Rights Perspective on Bank De-risking of Non-Profit Clients
A new report, based on the premise that banks’ discretion to de-risk NPOs is
limited by their responsibility to respect human rights under the United
Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and the
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
June 11, 2021
North Macedonia: Example of successful partnership in conduct of sectoral Risk Assesment
Read more here about the successful collaboration facilitated by Global NPO Coalition members (Konekt, ECNL, Greenacre Group) between NPOs, government and private sector stakeholders in North Macedonia in the sectoral…
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May 21, 2021
DPI Uganda Policy Brief on why NPOs in the country should not be considered obliged entities
Global NPO Coalition member Defenders Protection Initiative, Uganda, has published this policy proposal for the Financial Intelligence Authority of the country, providing the rationale for the de-classification of NPOs from…
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May 17, 2021
Global NPO Coalition Input to FATF Unintended Consequences Workstream
The FATF launched a new project in February 2021 to systematically examine four broad unintended consequences resulting from an incorrect implementation of the FATF Standards, including de-risking and financial exclusion,…
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