On 20-22 June 2018, UNCTAD-UNODC-UNECA organised an expert consultation to discuss a statistical framework to measure illicit financial flows.
On 20-22 June 2018, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) organised an expert consultation to discuss a statistical framework to measure illicit financial flows. This is the most recent of UNCTAD’s activities to define and estimate these flows, as part of its role of co-custodian of SDG Indicator 16.4.1 (“Total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows in current United States dollars”).
During the meeting, different proposals to measure crime, ring the meeting, different proposals to measure crime, corruption and tax-related illicit financial flows were presented and discussed by experts from governments, think thanks, academia, non-governmental organisations and international organisations.
The meeting took place at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and it was organised in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The meeting took place at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and it was organised in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
Additional information can be found in the meeting details.
