Corruption and state capture in Europe and Central Asia region still
hamper efforts aimed at achieving the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs), impacting negatively the quality of life, access to social
services, harming the business environment and the effective delivery of
the public service. As such, governance and anti-corruption have being
increasingly prioritized as one of the top priorities in the National
Development Plans across Europe and Central Asia.
With the aim of promoting a coherent and systematic approach in the
region towards Transparency, Accountability and Anti-corruption, UNDP,
with the support of UNODC, organized the regional training “Integrating
Anti-Corruption into the UN Programming Processes”, on June 9-10, in
Istanbul, turkey.
The training targeted focal points from twelve countries that are
currently undergoing the development of new UN Development Assistance
Frameworks (UNDAF); these documents will provide guidance for the work
of various UN Agencies at the country level during the next five years.
Participating countries included: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, FYRO
Macedonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan.
The training equipped participants with practical tools and knowledge
to integrate anti-corruption analysis, activities and targets in the
UNDAFs. This initiative has proved to be instrumental in other regions
and countries (Kenya, Madagascar, and Iraq among others) to enhance the
country analysis and strategic planning phases of UNDAF, by integrating
the anti-corruption perspective as a critical driver in the achievement
of development results. UNDP and UNODC will follow up with the different
focal points in the EE and CIS region on the opportunities and
challenges for the integration of anti-corruption in the UN programming
process.
For more information about this initiative contact: Anga Timilsina (
anga.timilsina@undp.org) and Francesco Checchi (
Francesco.checchi@undp.org)
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