Global Programme against Money Laundering (GPML)

The Anti-Money-Laundering Unit (AMLU) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is responsible for carrying out the Global Programme against Money Laundering (GPML), established in 1997 in response to the mandate given by the 1988 Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.

By working to combat money laundering, the United Nations makes a crucial contribution to the fight against organized crime. The Global Program against Money Laundering (GPML) is the key instrument of the United Nations Office of Drug Control and Crime Prevention in this task. Through the GPML, the United Nations helps member states to introduce legislation against money laundering and to assist them in detecting, seizing and confiscating illicit proceeds, as required under UN related instruments and worldwide accepted standards by providing relevant and appropriate technical assistance upon request from States.

The programme encourages anti-money laundering policy development, monitors and analyses the problems and responses, raises public awareness about money laundering and acts as a coordinator of joint anti-money laundering initiatives by the United Nations with other international organizations.