This paper focuses on the historical overview of the international framework for terrorist financing prevention, with the emphasis on the analysis of EU and non-EU institutions in charge of terrorist financing prevention and relevant to Member States such as Republic of Croatia. As part of the comprehensive analysis, the paper covers institutions' significance and historical overview of legal standards under their competence relevant for terrorism financing prevention. By analysing Resolutions, the paper presents the analyses of activities carried out by the United Nations, particularly focusing on the General Assembly and relevant Conventions, as well as the United Nations Security Council. The most important segments of EU institutions competent for adopting Directives on the prevention of terrorist financing have been analysed. It also includes analysis of the Financial Action Task Force, the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism-MONEYVAL and the Egmont Group. 1