Western Balkan practitioners discuss future priorities under the Regional Anti-Corruption and Illicit Finance Roadmap in the run-up to the high-level Anti-Corruption conference in Skopje

29-30 November 2022, Ljubljana, Slovenia: As part of the efforts to advance the implementation of the Regional Anti-Corruption and Illicit Finance Roadmap for the Western Balkans, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in cooperation with the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) organized a meeting to discuss the implementation of the Roadmap and identify future priorities. UNODC, as Secretariat to the Roadmap, provided information on its implementation and the participants discussed and agreed on the regional and jurisdictional priorities for 2023.

UNODC and RAI representatives highlighted in their opening remarks how corruption poses a threat to the rule of law and security and reiterated the need for stronger anti-corruption policies in line with the United Nations Convention Against Corruption which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2023.

The meeting served to finalize the preparation for the regional anti-corruption conference, which will take place in Skopje, North Macedonia on 14 December.

The conference will bring together high-level officials, technical experts and civil society to discuss the implementation of the Roadmap and reiterate the commitment to take tangible steps for the implementation of the Roadmap and the Convention.

The event was generously funded by the Government of the United Kingdom.