Geneva, April 9 (RHC)-- A Cuban delegation participated Monday in the launching of the Global Judicial Integrity Network in Geneva,  organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). 

The Global Judicial Integrity Network aims to assist judiciaries across the globe in strengthening judicial integrity and preventing corruption in the justice sector, in line with Article 11 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. 

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has been providing assistance to Member States in strengthening judicial integrity, accountability and professionalism since 2000, by supporting the development of the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct and producing various tools to help judiciaries to that effect.

The Global Judicial Integrity Network is seen as a platform to support judiciaries in the exchange of best practices and lessons learned on challenges and emerging issues in judicial integrity and the prevention of corruption; development of tools, practical guidance manuals and training programs to address national challenges; provision of peer-to-peer advisory services, training and other capacity-building support; and supporting the creation and strengthening of oversight and accountability mechanisms, such as disciplinary procedures, and the drafting of national or regional integrity strategies for judges and courts.