Good governance and fight against corruption in digital era focus of OSCE Chairmanship-hosted high-level conference in Vienna

VIENNA, 3 July 2020 – Good governance and the fight against corruption in the digital era is the focus of the OSCE Albanian Chairmanship high-level conference taking place on 6 and 7 July in Vienna.

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Albania’s Prime Minister and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Edi Rama, OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger and the Albanian Minister of Justice Etilda Gjonaj will open the conference.

Ghada Fathi Waly, the Director-General/Executive Director of the UN Office at Vienna/United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), will address at the high level panel.

The fight against corruption is a top priority of the Albanian 2020 Chairmanship. The aim of the conference is to stimulate political dialogue among the participating States, focusing on strengthening the principles of transparency, integrity and accountability. The conference will also identify and work towards implementation of anti-corruption approaches which strengthen democracy, the rule of law, economic development, and stability and security in the OSCE region.

High-level representatives from OSCE participating States, Partners for Co-operation, UNODC, and other international organizations, academia and civil society will discuss the main challenges and share best practices and lessons learned.

Media representatives can follow the opening of the conference on 6 July, Monday, from 10:00 to 12:00, via Zoom.

Please register online by 5 July, Sunday, via https://events.osce.org/2020-albanian-osce-chairmanship-conference/registration. The link to access the opening session will be sent after the registration deadline.

Agenda of the meeting here.