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BELIZE TO RECEIVE ON-SITE VISIT OF THE OAS ANTI-CORRUPTION
MECHANISM
On April 23 to 25, 2014, a Commission from the OAS Mechanism for
Follow-Up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention
against Corruption (MESICIC), will conduct an on-site visit to
Belize, as part of the review process that the Mechanism is carrying
out, in accordance with the Methodology
for Conducting On-Site Visits, adopted by its member
states.
The Commission will be composed of experts from
In addition, it is also expected that meetings will take place with
civil society organizations, representatives of the private sector,
and academics, among others, in order to address the topics that are
currently being reviewed in the Fourth Round of Review of the
Mechanism. It will also provide an opportunity to examine the
implementation of the recommendations formulated to
The MESICIC is a cooperation mechanism between States, with the
participation of civil society organizations, established within the
framework of the OAS, in which the legal/institutional framework of
each country is reviewed for suitability with the Inter-American
Convention against Corruption as well as the objective results
achieved therein. The incorporation of on-site visits as a stage and
integral part of the MESICIC represents an innovative and pioneering
initiative of the OAS, which, with the support of the Technical
Secretariat, has further strengthened this review process.
For further information, please visit the Anticorruption
Portal of the Americas |
Edition N° 167 - March 2014
The Mechanism For Follow-up on the
Implementation of the Inter-American
Convention against Corruption, known as MESICIC for its Spanish acronym, is a tool to
support the development of the Inter-American
Convention against Corruption through
cooperation between States Parties.
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