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�� Integrity and Anti-Corruption�Some Global Events and Organizations��Kelly O’Donnell, PsyD� Consulting Psychologist, Member Care Associates, Inc. � MCAresources@gmail.com http://membercareassociates.org �©2023 Kelly O’Donnell—see notes under the slides too� � � �

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Dr. Michèle Lewis O’Donnell and Dr. Kelly O’Donnell are consulting psychologists based in Geneva. Respectively they are the COO and CEO of Member Care Associates, Inc (MCA), an NGO focusing on the wellbeing and effectiveness of staff and their organizations. Their multi-sectoral emphases for consultation, training, and writing include personnel development, Global Mental Health, and integrity/anti-corruption. Kelly and Michèle are International Affiliates of the American Psychological Association, have been Representatives of the World Federation for Mental Health to the United Nations, and are Affiliate Members of the Psychology Coalition at the United Nations. Their publications include over 70 articles and five books in the member care and mental health fields (see recent publications) as well as ongoing Member Care Updates and Global Integration Updates (archived on the MCA website). They did their doctoral training in clinical psychology and theology at Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University, USA and have two wonderful adult daughters. MCAresources@gmail.com

Note: We are based in Geneva and the USA and speak regularly on the topics of global integration, global mental health, member care, and integrity/anti-corruption, in person and remotely. We have found that a 90-minute lecture at a graduate school, for example, is good to give an overview, perhaps even inspire folks, yet understandably it can usually only go so far and thus an overall strategy by graduate schools is needed for including “global” perspectives and material throughout the curriculum/training. This requires an intentional, informed, consensual shift. Key to this shift is cultivating a more “global” mentality and mentors/models with not just ‘international” (different nations) experience but multi-sectoral, global experience (with issues that transcend geo-political borders—problems without passports). Note for instance, within the multi-disciplinary field of psychology, the American Psychological Association’s recent Strategic Plan (2019) which explicitly calls the organization and its members to “Embrace a global mentality.”

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Overview

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I want to share about three “global” events-initiatives happening around the time of our special GIN Virtual Café on 9 December 2023. Short summaries are below and click the links to learn more.

I do not think most folks are aware of these three global events-initiatives and frankly they may have minimal interest in them. But some will! And nonetheless, I think it is good for people in integrity and anti-corruption work like in GIN to continue to be aware of and for some be engaged in the larger global context and link to it (at least in an informational way)--while maintaining and as a way to support your distinctives and purposes.

I have also added additional core “global resources” at the end—about global efforts for integrity and anti-corruption.

Definitions of integrity and corruption are below in the notes.

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EVENT 1 (annual)--9 December 2023--International Anti-Corruption Day

Theme--Uniting the World Against Corruption for Development, Peace, and Security. This special day (and the events leading up to it and following it) builds on the theme from last year 2022 "Uniting the World Against Corruption". Both annual days emphasize and commemorate the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention Against Corruption (2023). Theme--

“The 2023 International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) seeks to highlight the crucial link between anti-corruption and peace, security, and development. At its core is the notion that tackling this crime is the right and responsibility of everyone, and that only through cooperation and the involvement of each and every person and institution can we overcome the negative impact of this crime. States, government officials, civil servants, law enforcement officers, media representatives, the private sector, civil society, academia, the public and youth, alike, all have a role to play in uniting the world against corruption.

�The 2023 IACD commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). As we celebrate this milestone, we reflect on the positive changes brought about by the collective efforts driven by the Convention. Equally crucial is our examination of the remaining gaps that require attention to ensure that this mechanism continues to strengthen in the years ahead.”

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EVENT 2 (annual)--10 December 2023--Human Rights Day

Theme--Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All

“In the decades since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [UNDHR] in 1948, human rights have become more recognised and more guaranteed across the globe. The UDHR has since served as the foundation for an expanding system of human rights protection that today focuses also on vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and migrants. However, the promise of the UDHR, of dignity and equality in rights, has been under a sustained assault in recent years. As the world faces challenges new and ongoing – pandemics, conflicts, exploding inequalities, morally bankrupt global financial system, racism, climate change – the values, and rights enshrined in the UDHR provide guideposts for our collective actions that do not leave anyone behind.

The year-long Human Rights 75 initiative seeks to shift the needle of understanding and action towards greater knowledge of the universality of the UDHR and the activism associated with it.”

Note from Kelly—human rights defenders are on the forefront of the fight against corruption and against the many ways that people-planet are being exploited. For more info see UN Human Rights—Office of the High Commissioner and the UN Awake at Night podcasts.

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EVENT 3 (every two years—now in its 10^th session)

11-15 December 2023--Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption

“The Conference of the States Parties (COSP) is the main policymaking body of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. It supports States parties and signatories in their implementation of the Convention, and gives policy guidance to UNODC to develop and implement anti-corruption activities.

�The Conference was established, as per article 63 of the Convention:

To improve the capacity of States to implement the Convention;
To enhance cooperation among States in achieving the objectives of the Convention; and
To promote and review the implementation of the Convention.

�The Conference meets every two years and adopts resolutions and decisions in furtherance of its mandate.”

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More Global Organizations and Resources

1. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime �(resources, updates, events)

2. UN Convention Against Corruption—Civil Society Coalition� (resources, updates, events)

3. International Anti-Corruption Conference�Theme--“Confronting Global Threats: Standing Up for Integrity” �(18-21 June 2024 Vilnius Lithuania) Transparency International et al.

Note—Summary Reflections and Suggestions: The International Anti-Corruption Conference (6-10 December 2022) Virtual Cafe: Good Overcomes Evil--Integrity Overcomes Corruption, Lausanne-WEA Global Integrity Network (17 December 2022) . 15-minute presentation by Kelly O’Donnell, PsyD

4. Global Integrity Day—9 June (see next slide)

2023 theme is Faith-Based Champions Fighting Corruption

2024 theme TBA

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Global Integrity Day (GID) is a positive day, launched on 9 June 2020, to reflect, teach, and collaborate on ways to integrate integrity in all we do throughout the entire year.

GID is a strategic day to promote a) cultivating lifestyles, cultures, and systems of integrity from the individual through the international levels; b) joining together to understand and address the causes and consequences of corruption in its many forms; and c) working towards just and equitable societies marked with wellbeing for all people and for the planet. More info in the notes.

Four Features of GID (from the website)

--“Global Integrity Day (GID) is a positive day, launched on 9 June 2020, to reflect, teach, and collaborate on ways to integrate integrity in all we do throughout the entire year.

��--GID is a strategic day to promote a) cultivating lifestyles, cultures, and systems of integrity from the individual through the international levels; b) joining together to understand and address the causes and consequences of corruption in its many forms; and c) working towards just and equitable societies marked with wellbeing for all people and for the planet.

�--GID is a solemn day to consider our ways: if we are lying and/or stealing in any way big or small, then we need to stop it. If we need to right a wrong we have done, then do so. If we need to prudently confront wrongdoing, preferably in solidarity with colleagues for mutual support and greater impact, then do so.

�--GID is a companion day to complement UN International Anti-Corruption Day, 9 December (and vice versa). Both Days are practical rallying points, six months apart, for fostering common ground, organizing events, sharing initiatives, and involving the public.

Be the people we need--Build the world we need�Mainstream integrity into our lives, work, and world”

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�Living in Integrity� Being People of Faith-Hope-Love��Based on Well-Being for All: MHPs and the SDGs �Journal of Psychology and Christianity (March 2017)��

Commitment 1. We commit to diligently pursue our own journeys of personal and professional growth: to grow deeply-go broadly as people of faith-hope-love who are determined to live in integrity always.�Commitment 2. We commit to integrate the inseparable areas of our character (resilient virtue) and competency (relevant skills) with compassion (resonant love). �Commitment 3. We commit to go into new areas of learning and work: crossing sectors, cultures, disciplines, and comfort zones. �Commitment 4. We commit to embrace our duty to work in difficult settings, including those permeated by conflict, calamity, corruption, and poverty as those in great need are often in places of great risk. �Commitment 5. We commit to have clear ethical commitments and standards that guide our work, respecting the dignity and worth of all people and the planet. �Commitment 6. We commit to working with others to promote wellbeing and sustainable development, building the future we want--being the people we need. �Commitment 7. We commit to base our work on the practice of fervently loving other people—agape. This type of love is the foundational motive and the fundamental measure of our integrity and anti-corruption work.

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https://www.globalintegritynetwork.org/

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Integrity and Anti-Corruption�Some Global Events and Organizations

Thank you!��

Kelly and Michèle O’Donnell, Member Care Associates, Inc.�mcaresources@gmail.com www.membercare.org��See our resources in the “Global Integrity” section of our website

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Dr. Michèle Lewis O’Donnell and Dr. Kelly O’Donnell are consulting psychologists based in Geneva. Respectively they are the COO and CEO of Member Care Associates, Inc (MCA), an NGO focusing on the wellbeing and effectiveness of staff and their organizations. Their multi-sectoral emphases for consultation, training, and writing include personnel development, Global Mental Health, and integrity/anti-corruption. Kelly and Michèle are International Affiliates of the American Psychological Association, have been Representatives of the World Federation for Mental Health to the United Nations, and are Affiliate Members of the Psychology Coalition at the United Nations. Their publications include over 70 articles and five books in the member care and mental health fields (see recent publications) as well as ongoing Member Care Updates and Global Integration Updates (archived on the MCA website). They did their doctoral training in clinical psychology and theology at Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University, USA and have two wonderful adult daughters. MCAresources@gmail.com