ISLAMABAD: A two day International Seminar on the theme of “Combating Corruption- A Prerequisite for the full enjoyment of all Human Rights and Sustainable Development”, is beginning here in Islamabad tomorrow (Thursday).
It is being organized by the Government of Pakistan and the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The International Seminar shall focus on the multi-dimensional negative effects of corruption on sustainable development and full enjoyment of all human rights, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights as well as the right to development.
More than 200 international and national stakeholders including Government officials, OIC member and Observer States, IPHRC Commissioners, and representatives of the OIC Secretariat, United Nations, practitioners, academia, and civil society would participate in the International Seminar. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will address the opening segment of the International Seminar as the Keynote Speaker.
