International Development Projects - 2026-06-15 4:27:37 PM - all published projects English

CA-3-P012287002 2026-06-15T06:32:38 This regional project aims to provide technical assistance in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon, to disrupt foreign terrorist fighter mobility. It seeks to enhance counter-terrorism capacities addressing the transnational threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in this region. The project does so by providing law enforcement professionals modernized equipment and training to strengthen inclusive and gender-responsive strategies for preventing, detecting and combatting terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa region. Project activities include: (1) investigating crime scene; (2) providing effective border management techniques; (3) delivering gender-sensitive training for frontline law enforcement officers, border officers and women police cadets; and (4) establishing regional working groups for enhanced cross-border coordination and information sharing. Operational 2023-03-31T00:00:00 2027-03-31T00:00:00 Iraq 33.00% Jordan 34.00% Lebanon 33.00% INTERPOL-International Criminal Police Organization Fight against transnational organised crime 34.00% Countering violent extremism 33.00% Cyber security 33.00% 1843043.44 The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) made effective inclusive and gender-responsive use of biometrics and border security technical capabilities in the fight against terrorism; and (2) made effective inclusive and gender-responsive counter-terrorism operational capabilities lead to more efficient counter-terrorism investigations. Results achieved as of December 2024 include: (1) trained 290 frontline officers from Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, and Tunisia on using the International Criminal Police Organization’s (INTERPOL) tools and capabilities in addition to 561 national officers who benefitted from other training activities; (2) conducted over 28 million crosschecks against INTERPOL databases, resulting in 99 terrorism-related hits. This led to the seizure of over 3,000 kilogram of cocaine and the dismantling of several criminal networks linked to producing fraudulent travel documents and trafficking illicit firearms, minerals and luxury cars; and (3) launched an online module available to all INTERPOL member states on the importance of human rights in counter-terrorism investigations through the virtual academy. To date, 280 officers completed the course. Project-type interventions Bilateral Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation Global Affairs Canada YFMInternaAssistPartnershp&Programing Br Foreign Affairs and Trade Gs&Cs Gender equality 1117043.00 341406.00 384987.00 31.000000 35.000000 33.000000 35.000000 33.000000 44.000000 2023200014 INTERPOL-International Criminal Police Organization CA-3-P012287001 1843043.44 1117043.44 340000.00 386000.00