Third National Consultation "Integrating Gender Perspectives in Sectoral Anti-Corruption Policies and Programs: Views from Jordan"

Organized by: UNDP-ACIAC in partnership with Global Affairs Canada

The UNDP Regional Hub for Arab States is organizing the third national consultation for Jordan on 26 January 2023 in Amman. This is part of a broader initiative that it is undertaking in partnership with Global Affairs Canada to enable the establishment and operationalization of a regional alliance of women leaders in the field of anti-corruption and integrity to support the exploration of synergies between corruption and gender inequality in the context of the Arab states region and promote the integration of gender perspectives in sectoral anti-corruption policies and programs that are aimed to strengthen integrity and prevent and combat corruption.
This third national consultation will be attended by leading Jordanian women in government, civil society, academia, and the business community in addition to senior public officials responsible for developing and implementing anti-corruption policies and programmes.
Discussions will draw on the findings of earlier regional and national meetings held in the framework of this initiative, including the first and second Jordan consultations that took place in Amman on 27 September and 10 November 2022 focusing on exploring the linkages between gender and corruption and the integration gender in National anti-corruption strategies in the context of Jordan. In parallel, similar national consultations are taking place in other countries in the region and will link up to the ongoing regional dialogue taking place in this regard in the framework of the regional alliance mentioned above.
More specifically, the third Jordan consultation will enable participants to discuss how corruption impacts gender in specific sectors that are particularly vulnerable to corruption and key for sustainable development and economic growth. We will also discuss the necessity to integrate specific measures in sectoral anti-corruption policies and programs to make them more gender sensitive.
The third issues paper prepared by UNDP will provide the basis for a discussion that facilitates conceiving, developing, and advocating for integrating a gender perspective in Jordan’s sectoral anti-corruption programs and policies.