Doha (UNA) – The Global Operational Network of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Agencies (GlobE-Network) reviewed its experience in combating cross-border corruption, stressing that it works to coordinate international efforts in this field, especially through informal cooperation patterns between countries.
This came during a workshop entitled: “Promoting the Combat Against Cross Border Corruption through (GlobE) Networks- Guidelines for Effective and competent unofficial cooperation”, held on Tuesday (November 26, 2024) in the Qatari capital, Doha, on the sidelines of the preparatory meeting for the second ministerial meeting of anti-corruption law enforcement authorities in the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
The workshop was chaired and managed by the Deputy of the Sudi Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority for International Cooperation, Dr. Nasser Aba Al-Khail.
During the workshop, GlobeE Network Coordinator Rositsa Zaharieva reviewed some of the network’s activities and programs, noting that the network has so far held five plenary meetings, the last of which was in the Chinese capital, Beijing, last September.
She revealed that the last meeting of the network facilitated 182 bilateral and multilateral meetings on its sidelines, with the aim of creating direct communication and building relationships between the network’s liaison officers and exchanging information on corruption cases.
Zaharieva touched on the network’s secure communication platform, which aims to overcome operational barriers, facilitate mutual legal assistance and other formal cooperation processes, in addition to its use for informal legal and cooperation. She explained that the platform includes 169 anti-corruption practitioners, 95 anti-corruption authorities, and 69 countries.
She also touched on the role of the network in enhancing cooperation between anti-corruption bodies at the global level, building the capacities of those working in the field of anti-corruption, holding periodic meetings to raise awareness of the most prominent ongoing issues against corruption, and benefiting from experiences.
Today, Tuesday, the preparatory meeting for the second ministerial meeting of anti-corruption law enforcement authorities in the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation was launched in the Qatari capital, Doha.
The meeting was attended by a number of international institutions, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), in addition to representatives from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Egmont Group, the International Anti-Corruption Academy, the World Bank, the League of Arab States, the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Transparency International, the African Union, and the European Union.
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