well-being of children in Mali and the world.”
63. The members of the Children’s Parliament are aged between 10 and 18. They are
appointed at the regional level upon a proposal by the NGOs, town council or schools, while
the various categories are taken into account (pupils, working children, those with
disabilities, children from rural communities, etc.).
64. They participate in the education of children, democratic governance and the attraction of
the attention of duty bearers to their responsibilities.
Government Audit Structures Support Unit:
65. The Government Audit Structures Support Unit (CASCA) was established under the
authority of the President of the Republic by Decree No. 00-590/P-RM of 28 November,
2000, as amended by Decree No. 01-224/P-RM of 28 May, 2001. Its main missions are as
follows:
- study and use the monitoring and inspection reports submitted to the President of the
Republic, and
- follow up and evaluate the implementation of the recommendations contained in the said
reports on behalf of the President of the Republic.
Economic and Financial Division:
66. It was to ensure that the fight against corruption was better waged that Mali established a
specialized court called the Economic Division made up of magistrates, police officers,
investigators specializing in the handling of economic offences, etc. Indeed, these corruptionrelated offences are mainly of economic nature, and their punishment requires legal personnel
to have knowledge of all aspects of their handling.
National Financial Intelligence Processing Unit (CENTIF) :
67. The National Financial Intelligence Processing Unit (CENTIF) was established pursuant
to the provisions of Article 16 of Uniform Act No. 06-066 of 29 December, 2006 on the fight
against money laundering in the UEMOA Member States. Decree No. 07-291/P-RM of 10
August, 2007, which sets forth the organization and modalities of its running, states that
CENTIF is a financially autonomous administrative institution and an autonomous decisionmaking authority in matters which fall within its jurisdiction.
68. It is particularly tasked with receiving, analysing and handling information capable of
establishing the origin of transactions or the nature of operations subject to suspicious activity
reports which are required for natural persons or legal entities. It advises on the
implementation of the policy of the State concerning the fight against money laundering. In
this regard, it makes proposals for all necessary reforms aimed at strengthening the
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