A meeting of international experts concerned with reviewing the implementation of the Sharm El-Sheikh Declaration on Combating Corruption in Emergencies and in Crisis Response and Recovery concluded its proceedings on Tuesday 13/12/2022.

The two-day meeting was organized by the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Participants discussed measures to prevent and combat corruption in emergencies, through multilateral international cooperation, and ways to improve the multilateral response to obstacles facing international cooperation.

The meeting concluded its proceedings by drafting an initial document arising from expert reports.

The document outlines a road-map for setting the guidelines for Sharm El-Sheikh Declaration, which will be completed during the meeting’s virtual sessions in the future. The guidelines will be reviewed during the 12th meeting of a team concerned with enhancing international cooperation in September 2023.

The guidelines will then be approved during the 10th Conference of the States Parties (COSP) to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), which the US will host in December 2023.

The Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption had adopted Sharm El-Sheikh Declaration in December 2021.

Source: State Information Service Egypt