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CERC meets the DRC’s representative in the UNCAC review at the Ministry of Justice
CERC’s Executive Director discussed the DRC’s implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption and the place of civil society in its review.
Kinshasa, 14 May 2021 – CERC’s Executive Director, Heri Bitamala, and his Executive Assistant for advocacy and policy engagement, Musa Nzamu Jonathan, met Fidèle Mawete Fakana, the DRC’s representative in the review of the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), at the Ministry of Justice.
The meeting, which lasted several hours, focused on the DRC’s implementation of the Convention and on the participation of civil society in its review.
A place for civil society
Articles 5 and 13 of the Convention stress the importance of civil society’s participation in the fight against corruption. As a member of the UNCAC Coalition since 2020, CERC was entrusted by the Coalition with assessing the DRC’s implementation of the Convention and writing the civil society report. Read more: An independent civil society report on the UN Convention against Corruption.
About the Convention
The UN Convention against Corruption entered into force on 14 December 2005 and was ratified by the DRC on 23 September 2010. It is the most comprehensive and widely respected global convention against corruption. It requires States parties to take a wide range of detailed measures – on laws, institutions and practices, including international cooperation – and gives governments a framework to measure their progress and a springboard for reform.
About CERC
The Centre de Recherche sur l’Anti-Corruption (CERC) is a Congolese non-governmental organisation founded in April 2017 in South Kivu. With young people at its heart, CERC works with schools, communities, public institutions and partners to promote transparency, accountability and integrity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has held special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2021. Learn more: Discover CERC.
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