The Expert Group Meeting (EGM) in Norway will discuss the outcome of the Lima Expert Group Meeting and will seek to analyse in more detail the various drivers and enablers of corruption involving vast quantities of assets, in order to adopt forward looking policy proposals, principles or recommendations to better prevent and combat corruption involving vast quantities of assets. In this regard, participants will be expected to:
(1) Share lessons learned from their experiences in preventing and combatting corruption involving vast quantities of assets;
(2) Identify good practices to tackle corruption involving vast quantities of assets effectively;
(3) Contribute concrete proposals to overcome the various drivers and enablers of corruption involving vast quantities of assets.
Opening Ceremony
Moderator: Ms. Brigitte Strobel-Shaw, Officer-in-Charge, Corruption and Economic Crime Branch (CEB), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Welcome remarks:H.E. Ms. Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Keynote speeches:
- H.E. Mr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Colombia
- H.E. Dr. Harib Al Amimi, President, State Audit Institution, United Arab Emirates Presentation
- Mr. Rolando Ruiz Rosas, Minister, Director of International Organizations and Multilateral Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peru
Rapporteur: Mr. Tian Lixiao, Counsellor, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China
Tour de table
Session 1: The impact of corruption involving vast quantities of assets on peace and security, human rights and the environment
In this session, the outcome statement of the first Global Expert Group Meeting on Corruption involving Vast Quantities of Assets adopted in Lima, Peru, on 5 December 2018, will be considered. Panellists will discuss the various types of impact of corruption involving vast quantities of assets. The floor will then be open for a general discussion on the topic.
Moderator: Mr. Bolaji Owasanoye, Chairman Independent Commission for the Prevention of Corruption (ICPC), Nigeria
Speakers:
- Presentation on the impact on peace and security, by Mr. Andrew Feinstein, Former Member of Parliament, South Africa, and CEO, Corruption Watch
- Presentation on the impact on the environment, by Mr. Mike Davies, Director of Campaigns & Planning, Global Witness PowerPoint
- Presentation on the impact on human rights, by Ms. Aruna Roy, Founder, Organization for the Empowerment of Workers and Peasants (MKSS) in India
Rapporteur: Mr. Martin Matter, Head, Economic Affairs Section, Political Directorate, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland
Session 2: Lessons learned from investigating cases of corruption involving vast quantities of assets and bringing them to justice
In this session, panellists will continue to consider the outcome statement of the first Global Expert Group Meeting on Corruption involving Vast Quantities of Assets adopted in Lima, Peru, on 5 December 2018 and will, in particular, share their experiences and knowledge stemming from the investigation and prosecution of cases of corruption involving vast quantities of assets. The floor will then be open for a general discussion on the topic.
Moderator: Mr. Bilal Mehmood Chaudhary, Director, United Nations – Peace and Security (UN-I), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan
Speakers:
- Ms. Mary Butler, Chief, International Unit, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, Department of Justice, United States of America
- Ms. Noémie Davody, Deputy Chief Prosecutor, National Prosecutor’s Office for Financial Crime, France
- Mr. Fernando Filgueiras de Araújo, Federal State Attorney, Attorney General's Office of the Federal Republic, Brazil
- Mr. Joachim Dyfvermark, Journalist, Swedish Television Presentation
Rapporteur: Mr. Amr Abdelrahman Mostafa Allam, Administrative Control Authority, Egypt
Session 3: Enhancing transparency in political party financing and electoral processes
In this session, the panellists will address one of the key drivers of corruption involving vast quantities of assets, namely the pursuit by politically exposed persons (PEPs) of financial resources in order to stay in power. Speakers will discuss lessons learned and good practices to promote integrity in political party financing and electoral processes. The participants will also discuss ways to reduce the cost of elections, as well as good practices in regulating elections and enhancing transparency and accountability of political party financing to prevent corruption.
Moderator: H.E. Mr. Miguel Camilo Ruiz Blanco,Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations (Vienna)
Speakers:
- Mr. Yves-Marie Doublet, Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) Expert and Deputy Director, National Assembly, France
- Mr. Yukihiko Hamada, Senior Programme Officer, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
- Mr. Marcin Walecki, Head of Democratization Department, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR)
- Ms. Tina Søreide, Professor of Law and Economics, Norwegian School of Economic
Rapporteur: Ms. Lise Stensrud, Policy Director, Anti-Corruption, NORAD, Norway
Welcome Reception
Speaker:
- Ms. Marianne Hagen, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway