The Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs Commissioner for Anti-Corruption Activities, Kateryna Udod, took part in a two-day inter-sectoral roundtable on gender aspects of corruption in Ukraine (Kyiv).
The event was organized by UNODC in cooperation with the National Social Service of Ukraine, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention with the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden.
The meeting was opened by the UN System Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mattias Shmale.
Government Commissioner for Gender Policy Kateryna Levchenko and head of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention Viktor Pavlushchyk addressed those present with welcoming speeches. They emphasized the importance of considering gender aspects in corruption prevention policy as part of a strategy to ensure equality, security and human rights.
During the first session, Jennifer Sarvari Bradford, a representative of UNODC Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Department, presented UNODC’s publication “Time Has Come: Gender Dimensions of Corruption.” The speaker explained how differently corruption affects women and men and provided practical recommendations based on international experience from governments, academics, and civil society.
The event was moderated by UNODC Ukraine National Project Officer Viktoria Yehorova.
For key national stakeholders, the event became a platform for discussing practical aspects and ways to prevent and combat corruption in Ukraine, considering gender specifics, current challenges, opportunities, as well as jointly developing recommendations and an action plan to advance this agenda at the national level.
A selected group of technical experts in the areas of anti-corruption policy and gender equality, which included Kateryna Udod, Commissioner for Anti-Corruption Activities of the DonSUIA, exchanged experiences and discussed challenges and tools that will contribute to the integration of a gender perspective into national anti-corruption policies.
