Join us live from the from the 11th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption for our co-organised side event with Besa Global, UNODC, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime and the Governments of Colombia, Iraq, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Corruption and organised crime pose a serious and growing risk to international peace and security. Both are root causes, drivers and consequences of violence, chaos and insecurity. Against the backdrop of mounting global insecurity, rising military expenditure and concerns over the growing violence and national security risks caused by organised criminal and corrupt networks, especially in fragile and conflict-affected settings, we aim to explore how the UNCAC treaty can help to counter these threats before, during and after the outbreak of violent conflict.
The UNCAC provides a powerful tool for UN member states and entities to prevent and mitigate the impact that corrupt and criminal networks can have on conflict at all stages. Several steps have been taken in the past years to advance a closer integration of the nexus. At the CoSP10, UN Member States expressed their concern about the links between corruption and organised crime and their threats posed to the stability and security of societies, in resolution 10/5. The previous CoSP in 2021 saw a request for closer cooperation between UN entities in fragile and conflict-affected settings, as resolution 9/2 aimed to strengthen rule of law and anti-corruption measures in UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts.
Speakers
- Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church, Executive Director, Corruption, Justice & Legitimacy Program, Besa Global
- Jonathan Bourguignon, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer (Anti-corruption), UNODC
- Arkan El-Seblani, UNDP Chief Technical Advisor and Programme Manager Anti-Corruption and Integrity, UNDP Arab States Regional Hub
- Tuesday Reitano, Managing Director, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)
- Yi Kang Choo is Programme Manager at Transparency International Defence & Security (moderator)