The Coalition for Accountability and Integrity-Aman
participated in the regional conference on supporting the
implementation of the "United Nations Convention against
Corruption" in the Arab States, which was held in the Dead Sea
area during the period of January 21-23, 2008. The conference
was held in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs
and Crime (UNODC), and in partnership with the Ministry of
Justice and the Commission of combating corruption in the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Both Dr. Azmi
Shuaibi, Aman's Commissioner for the
affairs of combating corruption, and Mr. Mohammad
al-Liftawi, the Assistant Director of the project "the National
Campaign to Support the Implementation of the United Nations
Convention against Corruption in Palestine" represented Aman.
While the Minister of Justice, Dr. Ali Khashan, the director of
Financial & Administrative Control Bureau, Dr. Mahmoud Abu-Rob
and the Attorney General, Ahmed Al-Muguni represented the
Palestinian National Authority. The conference was attended also
by ministers of justice, representatives of governmental units
involved in combating corruption, in addition to two regional
and international experts and two representatives of donors.
During the
conference, Shuaibi spoke about the role of Arab
parliamentarians in the implementation of the provisions of the
Convention in Arab countries. Participants, from their sides,
stressed the need to establish an official Arab regional network
that can serve as a forum for exchanging knowledge and
experiences in combating corruption. It was also stressed on
the importance of the periodical review of the efforts of
combating corruption.
