Republic of Lebanon The National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2020 - 2025 Republic of Lebanon The National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2020 - 2025 The National Anti-Corruption Strategy (2020 - 2025) Republic of Lebanon . 1 Table of Content Executive summary ........................................................................................................................ 91 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 91 General context .......................................................................................................................... 91 The Process of Development since 2009 ....................................................................... 91 Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 91 Part I: Status of corruption and anti-corruption in Lebanon ..................................... 91 The concept of corruption ...................................................................................................... 91 General Overview ....................................................................................................................... 91 Influencing Factors ................................................................................................................... 91 Political Factors ........................................................................................................................ 91 Economic Factors ...................................................................................................................... 91 Social Factors ............................................................................................................................ 91 Legislative Factors.................................................................................................................... 91 Institutional Factors ................................................................................................................. 91 Part II: Elements of the Strategy .............................................................................................. 91 The Vision and the Mission ..................................................................................................... 91 The Objectives ............................................................................................................................. 91 I – Enhancing transparency ..................................................................................................... 91 II – Activating accountability .................................................................................................... 91 III – Ending impunity ................................................................................................................. 91 Targeted results ......................................................................................................................... 91 Outcome 1: Specialized Anti-Corruption Legislation Completed and Implemented in Accordance with International Standards ........................................................................... 91 Outcome 2: Higher Levels of Integrity in Public Function Achieved ................................ 91 Outcome 3: Public Procurement System Less Vulnerable to Corruption ....................... 91 Outcome 4: A Judicial System More Impartial and Capable of Fighting Corruption ..... 91 Outcome 5: Oversight Bodies More Specialized and Effective in Fighting Corruption .. 91 Outcome 6: Society Empowered to Participate in Frostering and Promoting a Culture of Integrity ...................................................................................................................................... 91 Outcome 7: Preventive Measures against Corruption Integrated at the Sectoral Level ..... 91 2 The National Anti-Corruption Strategy (2020 - 2025) Republic of Lebanon Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 91 Prerequisites for Success ...................................................................................................... 91 Political will ............................................................................................................................... 91 Democracy ................................................................................................................................. 91 Strong institutions .................................................................................................................... 91 Openness to partnerships ....................................................................................................... 91 Financial and human resources .............................................................................................. 91 A National follow-up mechanism on the implementation of the Strategy ....... 91 Matrix of the Implementation Framework of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2020-2025 ....................................................................................................................... 91 Matrix of Monitoring and Evaluation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2020-2025 .......................................................................................................................................... 91 References ......................................................................................................................................... 91 Annexes .............................................................................................................................................. 91 Annex 1: .............................................................................................................................................. 91 Proposals of the Sub-committee on the on the development of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy............................................................................................................................................... 91 Annex 2 ................................................................................................................................................ 91 Proposals for a national anti-corruption strategy (November 2013) ...................................... 105 Annex 3 ................................................................................................................................................ 91 Decisions related to the Ministerial Anti-Corruption Committee and its supporting technical committee ......................................................................................................................... 91 Annex 4 ................................................................................................................................................ 91 Official Statistics from Central Inspection, the Higher Disciplinary Committee, and the Special Investigation Commission ................................................................................................ 91 Annex 5 ............................................................................. .................................................................. 91 The three phases of consultations between 2016 and 2019 and the adoption and Implementation phase ..................................................................................................................... 91 The National Anti-Corruption Strategy (2020 - 2025) Republic of Lebanon . 3 4 The National Anti-Corruption Strategy (2020 - 2025) Republic of Lebanon The National Anti-Corruption Strategy (2020 - 2025) Republic of Lebanon . 5 | Executive summary The National Anti-Corruption Strategy is the first document of its kind in the history of the Lebanese Republic. It expresses an unprecedented political will and an urgent community- based desire to insulate the country from the risks of corruption, and support efforts aiming at devising sustainable solutions. Effective solutions will address the massive economic and financial challenges which have accumulated in recent years and reform the structural distortions in governance, with a view to putting the country on the path to equitable and comprehensive development. Further, the Strategy seeks to reflect the reforms the Lebanese government has committed to achieving in regards to its citizens and international partners, as well as the government’s commitment to respond to the people’s repeated calls for change and other legitimate demands regarding corruption expressed in the uprising of October 17, 2019. Moreover, the Strategy is aligned with the 2030 Global Agenda for Sustainable Development and with Lebanon’s commitments to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and other regional and international treaties and conventions. The Strategy was developed through a cumulative process led by the Ministerial Anti- Corruption Committee and its supporting technical committee, both established in December 2011. It was developed in consultation with ministers, members of parliament, judges, public sector officials, and representatives of the civil society and private sector, and it draws on the expertise, comparative experiences, and technical support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The process of drafting the Strategy began in