Concept Note: Expert Meeting on Statistical Methodologies for Measuring Illicit Financial Flows United Nations Illicit Wealth This concept note by United Nations explains that countries lose substantial resources through illicit financial flows (IFFs). UNODC and UNCTAD, in collaboration with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), have developed a programme of coordinated actions to develop, review and test a statistical methodology to monitor IFFs. New York United Nations 2018 2018 Text 2p. iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/stat2018_em_iff0620_cn_en.pdf