Three out of 800 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) operating in Mozambique are being investigated on suspicion of being associated with money laundering networks, according to the representative of the civil society organizations.

Paula Monjane believes that Non-Profit Organizations have a low risk of being vulnerable to enticement to engage in illicit terrorist financing activities.

"The report concluded that there is no evidence or a single case of an organization financing terrorism. In terms of evidence, there are three cases under investigation, ...but they may be suspicious cases that are later declassified," he said.

The representative of the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, José Miguel Nunes, believes that it is necessary to reinforce the vigilance and awareness and training of Non-Profit Organizations in order to prevent them from financing terrorism and money laundering.

"It is our conviction that these measures must be accompanied by improvements in the registration systems and the creation of a properly structured multisectoral working group," he said, as part of the launch of the Report on the Risk Assessment of Terrorist Financing in the Non-Profit Sector in Mozambique.

The document was prepared as part of Mozambique's commitment as a member of the global network of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).