Iran Press/ Iran news: Amin Hossein Rahimi has left Tehran for Sharm El-Sheikh to participate in the ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties (COSP) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
Sharm el-Sheikh is an Egyptian resort town between the desert of the Sinai Peninsula and the Red Sea.
The 5-day event is scheduled to be underway from December 13 to 17, 2021.
The United Nations conference taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh is an important global milestone for improving international cooperation against corruption and helping the world recover with integrity from the pandemic.
This is only the second COSP session taking place in Africa. Around 2,700 participants from governments, regional and intergovernmental organizations, civil society, academia, and the private sector are expected to participate in Egypt or online.
The Convention came into force in December 2005 and has reached almost universal adherence, having been ratified by almost all United Nations Member States, with 189 States parties. The newest UN Member States to join are Somalia and Suriname.
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