28 April 2026 Ahead of the UK-hosted Illicit Finance Summit, a global coalition of 34 civil society organizations urges action to address the escalating role of illicit gold in financing wars, corruption, organised crime, and environmental and societal harms. Amid a wave of geopolitical instability and surging demand for the metal, gold is increasingly attractive […] The post Growing threat of illicit gold’s role in conflicts, organized crime, human rights abuses and deforestation appeared first on The Sentry .