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

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The UNDP Regional Hub for the Arab States organized the third national consultation for Lebanon on 27 January 2023 in Beirut. 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 was attended by leading Lebanese 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 programs. Discussions were based on the findings of earlier regional and national meetings held in the framework of this initiative and focused on enabling participants to discuss how corruption impacts gender in specific sectors that are particularly vulnerable to corruption and key for sustainable development and economic growth and the necessity to integrate specific measures in sectoral anti-corruption policies and programs to make them more gender sensitive.