The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has welcomed reviewers from France and Uganda, who will analyse Namibia’s implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) for the next three days.

Speaking during the opening ceremony of the three-day review workshop in Windhoek today, ACC Director Paulus Noa said the presence of the reviewers from the two countries confirms their two Governments’ confidence in Namibia’s democratic system and governance.

“Your findings and recommendations will certainly help Namibia to improve and maximise the implementation of the Convention. While some progress has been made in the implementation of the Convention, there are areas for improvement,” he said.

Noa added that since Namibia signed the UNCAC in 2003 and ratified it in 2004, it had participated as one of the reviewers during the first review cycle on Chapter III, Criminalisation and Law Enforcement and Chapter IV, International Cooperation of UNCAC.

At the same time, Namibia was also reviewed by Canada and Ethiopia, while during the second review cycle the country was among the first state parties selected to conduct the second review.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency