OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan awards winners of anti-corruption contest
TASHKENT, 15 December 2016 – An OSCE-supported national contest of the best artistic works that highlight anti-corruption concluded today in Tashkent in a ceremony dedicated to last week’s International Anti-Corruption Day.
The contest, among higher education students as well as those who study in professional colleges, was co-organized together with the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education, the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Kamolot non-governmental organization.
A total of 24 awards were given to winners and finalists of the contest. Apart from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator the prizes were also provided by the Embassy of the United States and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
The event saw 110 people attend the Prosecutor General’s Office. The Office also reported on their anti-corruption activities for 2016, while the OSCE Project Co-ordinator presented on the implementation of its joint work with the Prosecutor General’s Office.
“The OSCE is working tirelessly to assist the Governments of participating states in designing a step-by-step comprehensive approach to tackle corruption, with initiatives to share best practices regarding anti-corruption legislation, the integrity of public institutions and the prevention of corruption,” said John MacGregor, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan. “In this regard we are very pleased to deepen our future co-operation in assisting the government of Uzbekistan in implementing its strategies towards combating corruption and in increasing the integrity of its public sector institutions.”
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports Uzbekistan in implementing international standards on combating and preventing corruption as part of its project of supporting the country to combat and prevent corruption.
Uzbekistan has recently adopted a law on combating corruption.