Egyptian today

Monday 24-10-2016 15:55 | Books: Wafaa Bakri, Shaimaa Al-Qarnchawi

The Administrative Oversight Authority and the United Nations Office on Crime and Drugs (UNODC) held, on Monday, a joint workshop between the National Experts Committee in Egypt and the United Nations Office, to discuss the mechanism for reviewing the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (the second session) of chapters two and five of the agreement , On preventive measures against corruption and asset recovery.

Masoud Karimi, the regional representative for the Middle East and North Africa, praised UNODC, in press statements, on Egypt's efforts in the field of preventive measures to combat corruption, especially with regard to issuing and implementing the national anti-corruption strategy, praising the awareness and training campaigns for workers in the state’s administrative apparatus, and the campaign The media, which was launched by the National Committee for the Prevention and Combating of Corruption, which he considered "one of the best successful practices for states parties to the Convention," he said.

The workshop activities were attended by Jason Rachelt, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, Zorana Markovic, Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser at the United Nations Office in Vienna, and Mona Salem, UNODC Coordinator in Cairo.

The National Experts Authority in Egypt consists of representatives of the entities that are members of the National Committee for the Prevention and Control of Corruption from the judicial, supervisory and security authorities and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its international obligations under the convention.