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In 2016, I became the first-ever Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) outside the European Union. It was a time of mass atrocities committed by terrorists and militants of so-called ISIS against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria, and for four demanding years, I visited many countries to promote interfaith dialogue and responsibility. The most satisfying reward of that time was seeing the liberation of several prisoners of conscience in Sudan and...

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Data and research on exchange of information, including tax avoidance, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information, OECD Model Tax Convention, TRACE, Published today during the opening session of the sixth meeting of the Punta del Este Declaration Initiative held in San José, Costa Rica, Tax Transparency in Latin America 2022 showcases the regions recent progress in tackling tax evasion and other financial crimes through transparency and...

Tax Transparency in Latin America is a key output of the Punta del Este Declaration, a Latin American initiative established in 2018 to tackle tax evasion, corruption and other financial crimes through transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. The 2022 edition covers 16 Latin American countries and aims to inform decision makers and citizens on the latest progress and remaining challenges in the region.

Data and research on exchange of information, including tax avoidance, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information, OECD Model Tax Convention, TRACE, Mexico and Rwanda have joined the Punta del Este Declaration and Yaoundé Declaration respectively, adding their voices to these important regional initiatives for tax transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes.