Archives February 29, 2012

February 28, 2012: At the close of one-day seminar organized by the Anti-Corruption Commission (CAC) on strengthening public service performance in combating and preventing corruption, Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared “We Say No to Corruption.” The statement was written by participants on a whiteboard with background of Timor-Leste map to demonstrate that Ministry of Foreign Affairs is committed to effective use of public resources and clean government.

The one-day seminar focused on raising awareness of Foreign Service staff about the role and function of the Anti-Corruption Commission as defined by law, socializing the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) as well as promoting cooperation on the implementation of the Treaty in Timor-Leste and to strengthening a control mechanism for effective use of public resources including public finance and for the public service to mitigate corruption risks.

The seminar was opened by Minister for Foreign Affairs Zacarias Albano da Costa and accompanied by CAC Commissioner Aderito de Jesus Soares and his two deputies, Manuel Bucar and Jose Neves. More than 80 participants including Vice-Minister for Foreign Affair Carlos Alberto, General Secretary, Directors General, National Directors, and the ministry’s regular staff participated in the seminar throughout.

Minister da Costa in his opening remarks affirmed Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ commitment and full support to collaborate and work together with CAC in preventing and combating corruption within the ministry. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the Council of Ministry’s direction, is representing the Government of Timor-Leste as a gatekeeper and is responsible for matters pertaining to diplomatic relations, international cooperation, consular, and to defend and protect Timorese interests abroad. Commissioner De Jesus stated that CAC is committed to continue work hard with the government of Timor-Leste to build trust and confidence and to prevent and combat corruption in the public service.

The seminar was part of CAC’s series of engagements with line ministries in preventing and combating corruption in the public service.

Horiseik loroik, molok atu remata semináriu nebe organiza husi Komisaun Anti-Korrupsaun konaba fortifica dezemphenhu funcionáriu públiku konaba kombate no prevene korrupsaun, Ministériu Negosiu Estranjeiru deklara “Hatete Lae ba Korrupsaun.” Lia fuan hirak ne’e participante sira mak hakerek no asina iha kuadru mutun ida nebe iha mapa Timor-Leste nian. Lia fuan ne’e hatudu katak Ministériu Negósiu Estranjeiru iha komitementu ba rekursu públiku nian sira tenki uza ho efektividade no oinsa iha governasaun mos.

Semináriu loron ida ne’e konsentra ba asuntus hirak hanesan atu hasa’e konhesimentu staff Ministeriu nian konaa papel no funsaun Komisaun Anti-Korrupsaun nebe lei defini ona, halo sosializasaun konaba Konvensaun Anti-Korrupsaun ONU nian (UNCAC) no oinsa atu promove kooperasaun entre parseiru relevante sira konaba implementasaun Tratadu ne’e iha Timor-Leste no oin sa atu hametin liu tan mekanismu ida atu kontrola konaba efektividade husi uza rekursu publiku nian, inkluindu financeira publiku no oinsa atu funsionáriu públiku sira bele mitiga riskus korrupsaun iha funsaun publiku.

Semináriu ne’e Ministru Negósius Estranjeitu Zacarias Albano da Costa maka loke no akompanha husi Komisáriu CAC no nia adjuntu na’in rua, Manuel Bucar no Jose Neves. Partisipantes hamutuk 80 resin, inkluindu Vice-Ministru Negósius Estranjeiru Alberto Carlos, Sekretariu Jeral, Diretores Jeral no Nasional no funsionáriu  regular ministériu nian mak hola parte iha seminiaru ne’e to’o rohan.

Ministru da Costa iha nia diskursu abertura afirma Ministériu Negosiu Estranjeiru nia komitementu no suporta maximu atu kolabora no atu servisu hamutuk ho CAC hodi prevene no kombate korrupsaun iha ministériu nia laran. Ministériu Negósius Estranjeiru, ho diresaun Konseilhu Ministrus nian, representa Governu Timor-Leste, hamrik iha oin, responsabiliza ba asuntus konaba relasoens diplomátika, internasional kooperasaun, konsular no atu defende no proteje interesses Timor-Oan nian iha estranjeiru. Komisáriu de Jesus hatete katak CAC iha komitementu atu kontinua servisu maka’as ho Governu Timor-Leste atu harii konfiansa no atu prevene no kombate korrupsaun públiku iha funsaun públiku.

Semináriu ne’e ne’e hanesan parte iha husi servisu CAC nian ba ministériu tomak atu hodi prevene no kombate korupsaun iha funsaun públiku.