Convention Against Corruption

As of 2003, the UN General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, which became the only legally binding international anti-corruption multilateral treaty. The Convention addresses five key matters: asset recovery, international cooperation, criminal activity and law enforcement, preventive measures, technical assistance, and data exchange. The Convention tackles a wide range of corrupt practices, including bribery, trading of influence, misusing power, and various private sector corruption-related offenses.

The way that something is viewed, understood, or interpreted leaves a mental impression on each individual. Each impression is more unique and different from the other. This year’s HIAMUN theme, perception, refers to the idea that the experiences of each nation and their realities are what can divide or unite us. I, Somiah Shehata, along with my most esteemed chair, Layla El Sharkawy, have chosen topics concerning issues that could be tackled if our perceptions of the problem are used to implement creative and effective solutions. Our first topic is "Considering effective legal methods to decrease corruption through cyber attacks.” As technology advances, the world becomes more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The second topic is "Establishing international guidelines to decrease money laundering and financing of terrorism." Alarmingly, up to trillions of euros from the global GDP are being laundered to finance criminal activity. Our last topic is "Finding measures to eliminate the supply of falsified medicine and the illicit trafficking of such products." Communities, especially in less affluent regions, are victims of being supplied with fake medicine, which leads to an increase in mortality rates and failure to prevent future diseases.

Layla and I are beyond thrilled to be the chairs of UNCAC and are looking forward to HIAMUN’24. I’m confident it will be a great conference with valuable debates. We hope this forum’s delegates will work hard to find effective solutions and to create their perception of a world without corruption.

Somiah Shehata, President of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption

Topics

1. Considering effective legal methods to decrease corruption through cyber attacks.

2. Establishing international guidelines to decrease money laundering and financing of terrorism.

3. Finding measures to eliminate the supply of falsified medicine and the illicit trafficking of such products.