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Terrorism
01 May 2008 Tackling terrorism financing
All CountriesTerrorists rely on financing to fund their actions, with money coming not only from crime and money-laundering but also from legitimate activities. This Convention – an update of an earlier 1990 text - aims to disrupt the flow of money to murderers and extremists by setting up ways that governments can quickly access information on assets held by criminal organisations, including terrorist groups.