Doha, December 17 (QNA) - International officials underscored the importance of adopting comprehensive, data-driven anti-corruption strategies tailored to fragile and unstable environments.
They emphasized that leveraging data can help mitigate the impact of weak institutional performance in such contexts.
Speaking during a session on the comprehensive anti-corruption strategies in fragile environments, held as part of the 11th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption in Doha, participants stressed the need for systematic risk analysis, particularly in critical sectors such as energy, transport, health, education, customs, and taxation, to ensure effective and tangible outcomes.
They outlined five key pillars of the new generation of anti-corruption strategies: Continuous and structured engagement of civil society and the private sector in strategy design, implementation, and evaluation, integrating preventive measures into public resource management and decision-making, shifting from broad national approaches to sector-specific programming, utilizing technology and data to assess risks and improve institutional performance, transferring ownership of anti-corruption strategies from oversight bodies to the state to ensure sustainability.
The speakers also highlighted the importance of aligning strategies with national budgets and embedding anti-corruption programs into financial and administrative planning.
They called for stronger roles for media and local partners to promote transparency and accountability.
Concluding the session, participants affirmed that the success of any strategy lies not in its formulation but in its ability to translate into actionable, transparent, and accountable measures grounded in integrity and good governance. (QNA)