The G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group’s second meeting came to a close on Saturday after lengthy and productive conversations and brainstorming on a number of important topics, including “asset recovery, fugitive economic offenders, formal and informal channels of cooperation for information sharing,” institutional framework to combat corruption, and mutual legal assistance.
Over 90 participants from 20 member nations, 10 invited countries, and 9 international organisations attended the three-day summit, which got underway in Narendranagar (Tehri Garhwal) on May 25.
Ajay Bhatt, the Union Minister of State for Defence and Tourism, opened the G20 summit, which has been going on for the past three days in Rishikesh. It was finished on Saturday.
Numerous organisations, including UNODC, OECD, Egmont Group, Interpol, and IMF, attended the summit. It was co-chaired by Giovanni Tartaglia, co-chair of The G-20 ACWG, Italy, and Fabrizio Marcelli, minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation of Italy. It was presided over by Rahul Singh, assistant secretary, DoPT, and president of the G-20 ACWG.
A special side event on “Gender and Corruption” was organised on the ACWG’s first day. Meenakshi Lekhi, minister of state for external relations and culture, gave the opening remarks. National and international academics and practitioners discussed the gender elements of corruption, the ways in which anti-corruption programmes are inextricably related to the empowerment of women, and the necessity for gender-sensitive governance and policymaking during the event.
During their visit to Rishikesh, the delegates experienced India’s rich culture, history, and cuisine. The third meeting of the ACWG, which will take place in Kolkata from August 9 to 11, will be hosted once more by India.
As part of the G20 goal to advance the global fight against corruption, India will also hold the first private anti-corruption ministerial meeting.
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