On participation in the international competition

The Republic of Belarus is a party to the United Nations Convention against Corruption. By the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On Ratification of the United Nations Convention against Corruption," the Prosecutor General's Office has been designated as the coordinating body for its implementation.

In accordance with Article 13 of the aforementioned Convention, each State Party shall take appropriate measures to promote the active participation of individuals and groups outside the public sector in the prevention of and the fight against corruption and in so doing, to enhance public understanding of the fact that corruption is a multifaceted problem the dimensions of which should be increasingly appreciated, as should the ways and means of preventing and combating it and the detrimental effects of corruption.

In order to organize constructive international cooperation, create an atmosphere of intolerance towards corruption, and take joint effective measures to combat this negative social phenomenon, Belarus, along with Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, actively participates in the activities of the Interstate Council for Combating Corruption, a sectoral cooperation body of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The members of the Council have decided to hold the International Youth Competition of Social Anti-Corruption Advertising "Together Against Corruption!", which is open to participants from any country.

The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation acted as the organizer of the international competition, with the Prosecutor General's Offices of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption, and the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption of the Republic of Tajikistan as co-organizers.

Contestants aged 14 to 35 are invited to prepare thematic social advertising in the nominations "Best Poster" and "Best Video Clip."

It is expected that the competition entries will reflect modern state mechanisms for combating corruption at all levels and in all spheres of public and state life, as well as the role and significance of international cooperation in this area.

The submission of entries is organized on the official website of the international competition www.anticorruption.life until 18:00 (Moscow time) on October 1, 2023. The rules for its conduct are also posted there.

Following this, by October 20, 2023, the National Competition Commission of the Republic of Belarus will determine the winners (1st place) and prize-winners (2nd and 3rd places) in each nomination and will send their works to participate in the competition finals. The 10 best posters and 10 best video clips will also be transferred to the competition organizers for placement on the official competition website and for use in preparing various exhibitions (expositions) of the competition works.

The competition finals will take place in October-November 2023, during which the International Competition Jury will determine the winners and prize-winners in each nomination. The award ceremony for diplomas, valuable gifts, and commemorative prizes is planned to be held in Moscow, coinciding with the International Anti-Corruption Day (December 9, 2023).