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10 November 2015

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GAIN receives delegation of civil servants from Russia

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On 26 October 2015, UNDP Global Anti-corruption Initiative (GAIN), in partnership with the National University of Singapore, organized a meeting with a 22-member delegation of mid-level civil servants from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA). RANEPA is an institute of higher management education for current and future state and municipal civil servants in Russia. The group was in Singapore as part of education training with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
 
During the first part of the meeting, the delegation was briefed on the role and functions of the UNDP Global Centre for Public Service Excellence. During the second part, the delegation received an overview of GAIN work on anti-corruption. The presentation and discussion had a special focus on the newly adopted Global SDGs, as well as the work of UNDP GAIN tostrengthen state/institutional capacity to combat and prevent corruption.
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6th Session of the Conference of the States Parties to UNCAC in St. Petersburg

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The sixth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) (2 to 6 November 2015) took place in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
 
The Conference addressed issues such as UNCAC implementation, asset recovery, prevention and technical assistance. The general discussion of the Conference served as an opportunity for high-level representatives to address the Conference, providing guidance for its deliberations and the achievement of its objectives.
 
The Conference is the world’s largest anti-corruption gathering and brings together people from Member States, parliaments, inter-governmental organizations, civil society, the private sector, and the media. UNDP delegation was led by Patrick Keuleers, Director/Chief of Profession, Governance and Peace-building, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support of UNDP.  Together with UNODC and other partners, UNDP co-organized and participated in at least 8 special events on the Sustainable development goals (SDGs), youth, open data, lessons learned from UNCAC and linkages between human rights and anti-corruption.
 
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