Jeon Hyun-hee, Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, Presents South Korea's Anti-Corruption Policy Direction at the UN General Assembly

Keynote Speech as South Korea Representative... "Mitigating Social Inequality Caused by COVID-19"

Chairperson Jeon Hyun-hee of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission briefing on "Top 10 Outstanding Cases of Institutional Improvements That Changed the Daily Lives of the People" at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 7th./Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission announced on the 15th that Chairperson Jeon Hyun-hee attended the 9th United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) Conference of the States Parties via video conference on the afternoon of the 13th (local time) and informed about South Korea's anti-corruption policies currently in effect, including the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act and the Conflict of Interest Prevention Act.

Chairperson Jeon attended the conference as the chief representative of the Korean government and delivered a keynote speech on "the importance of citizen participation in mitigating social disparities caused by COVID-19 and in the process of establishing anti-corruption policies."

Jeon emphasized, "The Korean government has completed institutional preparations to prevent traditional corruption and violations of fairness through the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act and the Conflict of Interest Prevention Act," adding, "Through the 'Clean Society Public-Private Council,' citizens representing various sectors actively participate in anti-corruption policies." She further added, "This institutional foundation is expected to become a cornerstone for solving corruption issues in the future."

The government delivered a speech on "Korea's experience in promoting anti-corruption reforms and future directions for anti-corruption policies" at the conference. The 9th conference, held in Egypt until the 17th, is scheduled to discuss corruption prevention, technical support for corruption control, and asset recovery. Several resolutions, including the "Sharm El-Sheikh Declaration," which contains content on emergency crisis response, corruption prevention and eradication during recovery periods, and strengthening international cooperation, are expected to be adopted.

The conference has been held biennially since its first session in 2006. Korea became a party to the convention after the National Assembly ratified UNCAC in February 2008.

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