Nizahah Trains Supervisory Staff on Combating Corruption

In the context of its efforts to consolidate the culture of integrity and enhance the principles of transparency and accountability in government work, the Public Authority for Combating Corruption (Nizahat) organized a training program titled “Enhancing Integrity and Combating Corruption: The Authority’s Role and Competencies,” with the participation of more than 20 government entities and over 60 participants. The program, which targeted supervisory categories over three days, aimed to enhance their knowledge of legislation related to combating corruption and develop their capacity to apply preventive and supervisory practices within their institutions.

Nawaf Al-Eidan, the Senior Legal Auditor at the Authority, emphasized that the program covered the crimes regulated by the law establishing the Authority, as well as the mechanisms for monitoring and reporting them in accordance with approved procedures. He also highlighted the importance of protecting and rewarding whistleblowers, which strengthens confidence in the reporting system and encourages the exposure of corrupt practices. Al-Eidan stressed that combating corruption and safeguarding public funds go beyond legal compliance, constituting a shared national responsibility that requires the integration of efforts by individuals and government entities, and the consolidation of a culture based on integrity, transparency, and accountability.

For her part, Nadin Al-Badr, Director of the Administrative Development and Training Department at the Authority, clarified that the program marks the beginning of a series of specialized training courses implemented by Nizahat as part of its training season, which runs from October of this year to February 2027. The goal is to enhance the efficiency of government employees and raise their awareness of integrity concepts and corruption prevention. Al-Badr noted that the selection of supervisory categories stems from their role in directing work teams, monitoring professional compliance, and enhancing the application of supervisory and preventive procedures. She added that the program will be held for the executive category in government entities next February, thereby expanding the scope of benefits from its training outcomes.

The program includes multiple topics, such as the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the law establishing the Authority, its competencies, and its international role, the system of financial declarations and the categories subject to it, mechanisms for submitting and examining declarations, and associated penalties. It also covers corruption crimes, procedures for receiving reports, the protection and rewarding of whistleblowers, as well as ways to prevent corruption and enhance administrative and financial integrity in the work environment.

In line with completing its training plan, Nizahat continues to offer specialized programs addressing the Law on the Right to Access Information, the Law on Conflict of Interest, the Code of Conduct and Professional Ethics, alongside combating financial and administrative corruption and corporate governance.

The Authority has called on government entities to nominate their employees to participate in upcoming programs, emphasizing that capacity building and developing knowledge of legislation and supervisory procedures constitute a fundamental pillar for preventing corruption, enhancing sound institutional practices, consolidating trust in government work, and protecting public funds.