QNA
Doha
President of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority (ACTA) Hamad bin Nasser Al Misnad has emphasised the need for continued efforts to enhance cooperation and integration among OIC countries in combating corruption.
He described corruption as a significant scourge and a real challenge to global security and peace, necessitating intensified efforts to develop effective strategies, programmes, and action plans to eradicate corruption in all its forms and achieve sustainable development.
Misnad was speaking at the second ministerial meeting of anti-corruption law enforcement agencies in the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), hosted by ACTA in Doha on Wednesday.
Qatar, through ACTA, also signed the ‘Makkah Al Mukarramah Convention’ specialized in anti-corruption law enforcement within OIC member states.
He stressed the importance of recognising that combating corruption is not merely about slogans or religious texts, but rather a comprehensive system based on values of justice, honesty, integrity, and transparency.
"It is not only a duty but also a social and collective responsibility that requires everyone -- governments, institutions, and individuals -- to work together earnestly to achieve a society characterised by integrity and transparency,” he said.
Misnad pointed out that the OIC countries have achieved many accomplishments in combating corruption, whether through enacting necessary legislation and strengthening legal frameworks or establishing strong and effective regulatory bodies, stressing that however, challenges remain, and everyone must continue to work on enhancing integrity systems, transparency, and developing monitoring and accountability mechanisms.
He reaffirmed Qatar’s keen interest in international cooperation and a participatory approach in combating corruption, and its commitment to strengthening international partnerships by signing numerous memoranda of understanding with regional and international institutions and bodies concerned with combating corruption.
He added that following this participatory approach in preventing and combating corruption allows a comprehensive understanding of this destructive phenomenon, identifying its real causes, and encouraging all concerned parties to participate effectively in its fight.
The ACTA president noted Qatar’s emergence as a trusted partner in achieving the highest levels of integrity and enhancing effective governance, adding that following this participatory approach in many countries around the world comes thanks to the Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s wise leadership, which paved the way for enhancing national efforts for integrity and transparency, taking clear and firm efforts based on solid foundations and strict legislation that contribute to achieving Qatar National Vision 2030, which aims to build an honest society that promotes opportunities for sustainable development.
OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha said the adoption of the Makkah Al Mukarramah Convention at the 2nd Ministerial Meeting of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Agencies of the OIC Member States was guided by the principles and objectives contained in the OIC Charter, particularly the article that stipulates cooperation in combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, organized crime, illicit drug trafficking, corruption, money laundering, and human trafficking.