from UNODC and Italy
14 April 2025, Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) – The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) partnered with the BiH Ministry of Security for a drafting session to produce an updated guide on asset recovery.
In 2024, UNODC published a first version of this guide, which equips prosecutors, law enforcement, and other practitioners with the necessary skills and a step-by-step approach to conduct financial investigations and facilitate asset tracing, seizure and confiscation.
During the meeting, representatives from the BiH Ministry of Security, State Investigation and Protection Agency, entity ministries of interior, Securities Registry, Securities Commission, Asset Management Agency, the Special Prosecutor’s Office of the Federation of BiH, the Prosecutor’s Office of Sarajevo Canton, and the EUPA4BIH – European Union Police Assistance Project, discussed updates to the guide to reflect the latest trends, legislative changes, and practical needs.
The drafting session offered an opportunity to align the guide with the most recent recommendations to BiH by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL).
As a result, the updated guide has been finalized, also ensuring that the procedures followed are in line with international standards.
This meeting was organized with financial support from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, within the framework of the project ‘Enhancing International Cooperation in Asset Recovery (Phase II)’, under the umbrella of the UNODC Regional Programme for South-Eastern Europe.
