The Southeast Asian regional hub provides anti-corruption and financial crime advisory services and technical assistance to ASEAN member states and Mongolia. The center also supports implementation2024-2027The Southeast Asia Regional Platform and its 12 participating countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam) have identified priority thematic areas.

        On this basis, as an extension of the central work, the Southeast Asia Illegal Financing Integration Center enhances the region's ability to respond to financial and economic crimes by supporting member countries in anti money laundering and counter-terrorism financing efforts in the region.

        The anti-corruption and financial crime work of the center is consistent with key regional initiatives and frameworks, including the EastAlliance - Pacific(ASEAN Anti Corruption Contracting Parties), a regional framework aimed at combating corruption, AsiaThe Money Laundering Group(APG) andIndo Pacific Economic Prosperity Framework（IPEF）。 IPEF provides a platform for regional cooperation around economic growth, consisting of 14 countries that collectively account for 40% of global GDP. The organization revolves around four pillars, with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime supporting the work of the fourth pillar on taxation and anti-corruption.

        The center also collaborates withSoutheast Asian Judicial NetworkSEAJust is a judicial cooperation network that facilitates communication between central authorities on mutual legal aid matters. In terms of asset recovery, the center's work has been supplementedAsia Pacific Asset Recovery Cross Institutional Network（ARIN-AP）， The latter helps exchange information on individuals, companies, and assets to recover criminal proceeds.

        The center recognizes the important roles of civil society, academia, media, youth, private sector, and other groups, and continues to support two networks:

• southeastAnti Corruption Network of Asian Civil Society Organizations（SEA-CAN）， Hosted by the Regional Anti Corruption and Good Governance Cooperation Knowledge Center (KRAC) under Chulalongkorn University in Thailand; and

• southeastAsia Anti Corruption Journalist Network(JAC) collaborates with the Philippine Investigative News Center.

        The headquarters of the center is located in Bangkok, Thailand. Anti corruption and financial crime experts are spread throughout the region, including Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

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