23/9/2007
Awareness Raising Workshops on "United Nations Convention
Against Corruption (UNCAC)
Workshop in Bethlehem, Sep 8, 2007
The AMAN Coalition has launched a series of activities aimed at
raising awareness on effective implementation of UNCAC
provisions.
From September 5th to 23rd, five training and
awareness raising workshops have been organized targeting civil
society organizations from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
These workshops took place in Ramallah City, Bethlehem City,
Gaza and Nablus.
workshop in Ramallah, Sep 5,2007
Participants included representatives from 105 organizations,
NGOs and corporations such as local chambers of commerce and
industry, centers for private sector development, centers for
women and family affairs, lawyers unions, Human rights centers
and numerous other charity organizations.
The agenda of these workshops was twofold:
1) to present stakes and challenges of UNCAC and provide
extensive information of the international instrument regarding:
preventive measures, criminalization and law enforcement,
promoting and strengthening international cooperation,
preventing and combating transfers of funds derived from acts of
corruption, including laundering of funds and returning such
funds, technical assistance, and mechanisms for monitoring
implementation.
2) to create opportunities for civil society to address
challenges in supporting the fight against corruptive practices
such as encouraging access to information, developing protection
of whistleblowers, preventing money laundering and corruption in
the private sector, fighting bribery, encouraging community
participation and raising awareness.
