11th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption

The 11th Session of the Conference of the States Parties (CoSP11) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is organized by UNODC and Qatar.

Open Contracting Partnership will be there, working with partners to tackle government’s number one corruption risk area – public procurement! Here’s what we’ll be up to as we follow up on the CoSP10 landmark resolution on public procurement, and where to find us at the conference. 

Sessions and side events

• Sunday, 14 December
  The UNCAC Coalition is organizing preparatory briefings and discussions on-site. We are keeping track of a number of resolutions that have already been tabled, including on the future of the UNCAC review mechanism; transparency of political financing; the use of artificial intelligence in anti-corruption; enhancing cooperation between anti-corruption agencies and financial intelligence units; and advancing corruption prevention efforts. For civil society organizations, visit the summary page by the UNCAC Coalition.

• Monday, 15 December
  Procurement Integrity in the Digital Age
  When: 16:00 Doha time (8:00 US Eastern, 13:00 GMT)
  Where:  Room 2 or online – Register for the live stream
  
  Join us for the launch of the NEW UNODC guidelines on using technology to prevent and combat corruption in public procurement. We will be joined by our partners from France, Norway, South Africa, the Philippines and the UN Office on Drugs & Crime.
  
  Speakers:
  Brigitte Strobel-Shaw, Chief of the Corruption and Economic Crime Branch, UNODC
  Ambassador Delphine Hournau-Pouëzat, Ambassador and Permanent representative of France to the UN Office in Vienna
  Gavin Hayman, Executive Director, Open Contracting Partnership
  Tumelo Ntlaba, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer in the National Treasury of South Africa
  Genmaries Entredicho-Caong, Director of the Philippines Procurement Office PS-DBM
  TBC, Government of Norway

• Monday, 15 December
  Mitigating Corruption Risk in Public Procurement
  Building on the global conference in NY on corruption measurement, this event unveils innovative tools to measure corruption and anticorruption effort on public procurement. With global experts, it highlights new data, global and regional trends, and how it promotes evidence-based reforms. Featuring Lindsey Marchessault, OCP’s Director for Impact and Innovation

• Tuesday, 16 December
  Emerging Tech for Transparency, Anti-Corruption & Oversight
  When: 16:30 Doha time (8:30 US Eastern, 13:30 GMT)
  Join our Head of Advocacy, Kristen Robinson, on a panel discussion about the future of AI and technology in the fight against corruption. She will be co-representing OCP and the Global Civil Society Coalition for the UNCAC to share perspectives from civil society and technical assistance partners.

We will add more events as they are confirmed.