RGA/7/5
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The delegates above represented the Delegation of Slovakia.
This legislation was filed in the Special Political and Decolonization category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | Recognizing Slovakia’s current progress to eliminate corruption through reforms, investigations, |
| 2 | and public registries, |
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| 4 | Bearing in mind that the Council of Europe’s Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) has |
| 5 | urged Slovakia to strengthen their anti-corruption prevention measures, |
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| 7 | Alarmed that 83% of Slovaks believe that corruption is a widespread problem in Slovakia, 90% |
| 8 | believe that corruption had increased or stayed the same from 2019 to 2022, and 36% believe |
| 9 | corruption affects their daily lives, |
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| 11 | Also alarmed that 80% of Slovaks believe there is corruption in Slovakia’s national public |
| 12 | institutions, 71% believe there is corruption in Slovakia’s local and regional public institutions, |
| 13 | 68% believe Slovakia’s judicial system is not independent, and that 76% of Slovaks believe that |
| 14 | corruption is a part of Slovakia’s business culture and 60% believe that businesses can only |
| 15 | succeed in Slovakia with political connections, |
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| 17 | Concerned by the fact that Slovakia ranks 5th out of 28 EU countries as the most corrupt, |
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| 19 | Aware of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), the only legally binding universal |
| 20 | legislation about anti-corruption, adopted in 2003 and Slovakia’s ratification of such convention, |
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| 22 | Emphasizing that the UN has already taken steps to end corruption through resolutions such as |
| 23 | 73/191, S-32/1, and 71/208 and through programs for education such as the Global Resource for |
| 24 | Anti-Corruption Education and Youth Empowerment (GRACE) initiative and the Education for |
| 25 | Justice (E4J) initiative, and through programs for prevention such as the Global Judicial Integrity |
| 26 | Network and the Working Group on Prevention, |
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| 28 | Bearing in mind that Goal 16 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals aims to promote peaceful |
| 29 | and inclusive societies, provide access to equal justice, and build effective, accountable, and |
| 30 | inclusive institutions for all, all of which cannot be achieved with corruption, |
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| 32 | Recognizing initiatives that combat corruption such as Southeast Europe - Together Against |
| 33 | Corruption (SEE-TAC) and the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI), both of which support its |
| 34 | members through grants, education and training, and platforming discussions to end corruption in |
| 35 | Europe, |
| 36 | Mindful of the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group’s (ACWG) 2022-2024 Anti-Corruption Action |
| 37 | Plan, which outlines a plan to work towards ending corruption through prevention and international |
| 38 | cooperation, |
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| 40 | Recalling that the UN President of the General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, stated that the effects of |
| 41 | corruption are “detrimental to all of society,” and that it “remains one of the most critical |
| 42 | challenges for States, institutions, and communities.” |
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| 44 | The delegation of Slovakia hereby: |
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| 46 | Emphasizes the importance of combating corruption through prevention and education, |
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| 48 | Expresses its appreciation for the UN’s anti-corruption initiatives and conventions, |
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| 50 | Seeks assistance in combating corruption in Slovakia by implementing the UN anti-corruption |
| 51 | initiative Global Resource for Anti-Corruption Education and Youth Empowerment (GRACE), an |
| 52 | education initiative aimed towards primary and secondary school children to teach students about |
| 53 | preventing and countering corruption and its consequences, in schools in Slovakia, and requests a |
| 54 | 100,000 USD grant from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to implement the initiative, |
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| 56 | Seeks further assistance in combating corruption in Slovakia by implementing the UN anti- |
| 57 | corruption program Education for Justice (E4J), an education program for tertiary level students |
| 58 | that teaches understanding of law with focuses on anti-corruption and crime prevention, in classes |
| 59 | in Slovakia, and requests a 20,000 USD grant from the E4J to implement the program, |
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| 61 | Requests that the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) assist Slovakia in strengthening judicial |
| 62 | integrity and accountability through the Global Judicial Integrity Network, an UNODC initiative that |
| 63 | assists judiciaries in fighting corruption in line with article 11 of the UNCAC, |
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| 65 | Further requests that Slovakia is permitted to join the Working Group on Corruption to collaborate |
| 66 | with other countries on anti-corruption measures and and share plans of action to end corruption. |
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