The ceremony for Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s Anti-Corruption Excellence award held in Doha for the primary time as Qatar hosts the 2022 World Cup.
The winners of the sixth version of Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s Worldwide Anti-Corruption Excellence Award have been introduced in Doha.
Seven organisations and people obtained the award on Thursday, in recognition of their work to battle corruption and protect the rule of legislation.
The winners had been Sope Williams-Elegbe (United Kingdom) and Ernesto Savona (Italy) for the Tutorial Analysis and Schooling class; the Youth In opposition to Corruption (YAC) establishment (Lebanon) and Koalisi Anti Korupsi of Collective Motion Coalition In opposition to Corruption (KAKI) (Indonesia) for the Youth Creativity and Engagement class; Hopewell Chin’ono (Zimbabwe) for the Innovation or Investigative Journalism class; Lisa A Kehl (United States) for the Safeguarding Sports activities from Corruption class; and John Githongo (Kenya) for the Lifetime or Excellent Achievement class.
Chin’ono welcomed the award in a tweet, saying the popularity was an “necessary milestone” not only for himself however for Zimbabwe, which is “struggling to maneuver forward due to unprecedented looting of public funds and abuse of the judiciary”.
2. Additionally current is the President of Rwanda, @PaulKagame & @UN Below Secretary Basic, Dr Ghada Waly.
This is a vital milestone not only for me, however for my nation which is struggling to maneuver forward due to unprecedented looting of public funds and abuse of the judiciary! pic.twitter.com/00SAZIyZL7
— Hopewell Chin’ono (@daddyhope) December 8, 2022
Sheikh Tamim attended the ceremony on the Sheraton Lodge alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who’s in Doha for the 2022 World Cup soccer match.
“I congratulate the winners of the Anti-Corruption Excellence Award, and welcome them to Doha, the place the award ceremony is being held for the primary time,” the emir stated in a tweet.
“I’m assured that the award winners will redouble their efforts in combating corruption, the scourge that hinders growth and harms the general public curiosity.”
Senior United Nations officers and Qatari members of the Supreme Committee of the Award additionally attended the occasion, alongside Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Inside Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani and Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
Given in partnership with the United Nations Workplace on Medication and Crime (UNODC), the prize consists of a trophy and a monetary award.
The sixth version of the award monument was unveiled in Dafna Park, on Doha’s corniche.
The ceremony came about a day earlier than Worldwide Anti-Corruption Day, which falls on Friday, December 9. The United Nations Improvement Programme (UNDP) estimates that of the roughly $13 trillion that governments commit to public spending, as much as 25 p.c is misplaced to corruption.