STOMD and SDOMD - SAARC initiative to combat terrorism

Q.  The terms STOMD and SDOMD are related to
- Published on 29 Sep 16

a. SAARC
b. Export related schemes
c. New medicines/vaccines
d. New computer virus

ANSWER: SAARC
 
  • STOMD is SAARC Terrorist Offences Monitoring Desk.
  • SDOMD is SAARC Drugs Offences Monitoring Desk.
  • During 2nd meeting of the High Level Group of Eminent Experts to strengthen the SAARC Anti-Terrorism Mechanism, the member countries shared their national experiences on various related legislations to counter terrorism.
  • All member countries of SAARC agreed to move forward towards operationalizing the STOMD and the SDOMD in order to strengthen the combat efforts against terrorism.
  • All member countries agreed to cooperate on capacity building by way of sharing their expertise on the subjects related to suicide terrorism, counter radicalisation, drugs trafficking and cyber security.
  • Other issues like corruption and money laundering were also brought up for discussions as they also contribute towards terror financing.

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