Romania's chief anti-graft prosecutor Kovesi to address UN high-level debate

Chief Prosecutor of Romania's National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi is scheduled to deliver a speech in New York on Wednesday at a high-level debate to be organised by the United Nations General Assembly.

According to a DNA press statement released on Tuesday, the debate marks the 15th anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCC) Convention, also known as the Merida Convention, signed and ratified by Romania along with 182 other states.

Attending the meeting are UN General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Kovesi is invited to speak at the interactive multi-stakeholder panel discussion on "Fifteen years of UNCAC implementation: Trends, achievements and challenges." There are two interactive panel discussions, and based on presentations made by invited experts, the other participants will be able to ask questions and share the experience of the countries they represent.

In accordance with Resolution 72/196, a president's summary of the discussion will be prepared for transmission to the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, as well as to all member states.

The United Nations Convention against Corruption was adopted in October 2003 by the United Nations General Assembly and was signed in Merida, Mexico, following the recognition of the global nature of the threats posed by corruption, threats requiring a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach. The convention is an anti-corruption instrument that represents an almost universal international engagement, given that it has been signed by 183 states. The provisions of the convention are binding on the signatory states. The Merida Convention was ratified by Romania in 2004. AGERPRES (RO - author: Mihai Stoica, editor: Andreea Rotaru; EN - author: Corneliu-Aurelian Colceriu, editor: Adina Panaitescu)

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