AWTAD Anti-Corruption Organization (AWTAD)

Yemen
Region

West Asia

Stakeholder Type

NGO

Timezone

UTC+3 (Local time: 7:29 AM)

Office Hours
15:00 - 22:00
UN Languages Spoken

Arabic
English

Impact Stories
Since the establishment of our organization in November 2012, we have been able to obtain many achievements that have had a good impact, which helped us choose our organization to be a representative of civil society in Yemen in the National Integrity System and in the National Committee for the Evaluation and Development of Legislation Related to Anti-Corruption We have been able to uncover many major corruption crimes in many sectors such as water, environment, public lands and properties of the state, taxes, oil, military works, and others.

Organization's mission

Our organization specializes in combating corruption and related axes such as transparency, the right to information, oversight, social accountability and good governance.

International Legal Framework

UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC)
UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

UNTOC Working Groups

International cooperation
Review mechanism

UNCAC Chapters

Preventive measures
Criminalization and law enforcement
International cooperation

Areas of work

Cybercrime
Falsified medical products
Corruption prevention
Fraud
Money laundering
Bribery
Embezzlement
Currency counterfeit
Illicit waste trafficking
Environmental crime
Extortion
Asset recovery
Whistle blower protection
Abuse of power

Areas of interest

Cybercrime
Corruption prevention
Fraud
Money laundering
Bribery
Embezzlement
Currency counterfeit
Illicit waste trafficking
Falsified medical products
Asset recovery
Money laundering

Skills and Expertise Offered

Monitoring and research
Sharing experiences and best practice
Support with freedom of information requests
Joint-project submissions

Skills and Expertise Needed

Monitoring and research
Sharing experiences and best practice
Support with freedom of information requests
Fundraising
Advocacy, including media relations
Bringing forth/aiding judicial cases
Joint-project submissions
Connections with governmental counterparts

Does your organization engage with UNODC

Yes

Engagement type

Our specialization and the field of work of our organization is basically directly related to the field of work of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in particular in combating organized corruption crimes, but we have not carried out any joint activity with them, and the office has previously sent an invitation to our ideals to participate in the 13th Conference, and we hope that we will participate in the future activities and programs United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Organization work linked to UNTOC

The work of our organization is linked to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime to a large extent, whether in the field of combating money laundering and laundering, criminalizing the laundering of the proceeds of crime, and criminalizing corruption in general.

Public-Private partnership initiative

Yes

Our organization is a member of the National Integrity System in Yemen since 2014, and we represent civil society in the system, which consists of all official government agencies related to fighting corruption. Our organization is also a member of the National Committee for the Evaluation and Development of Anti-Corruption Legislation, which consists of the same method, and therefore our organization participates in all anti-corruption activities and programs, which are implemented by the official authorities in Yemen.

We have a strong partnership with the private sector, whether through our joint membership in community alliances in Yemen or through their provision of financial support and financing for our activities, especially our annual program for the International Anti-Corruption Day.

Is consent required to appear online

Yes

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