Vienna, 8 October 2008

The United Nations lnformation Service (UNIS) Vienna

invites you to a

Press Briefing

on the

Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy in Laxenburg

on

Monday, 13 October 2008 at 12:15 hours

at

Vienna International Centre (VIC)
Conference Room VII, C-building, 7th floor

On the margins of the Fourth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Interpol will sign a partnership agreement on the establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy in Laxenburg, near Vienna. The Academy, to open in 2009, will be a centre of excellence in anti-corruption education, research and professional training. The signing ceremony will be followed by a press briefing on the work and the importance of the Academy.

Speakers:

Antonio Maria Costa
Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Ronald K. Noble
Secretary-General, Interpol

Maria Fekter
Federal Minister of the Interior of Austria

Franz-Hermann Brüner
Director General, European Anti-Fraud Office

moderated by Maher Nasser
Director, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna

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For further information about the press briefing, please contact:

Walter Kemp
Spokesman and Speechwriter, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-5629
Mobile: (+43-699) 1459-5629
Email: walter.kemp@unodc.org

Réka Fürtös
Associate Information Officer, UNIS Vienna
Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-5588
Mobile: (+43-699) 1459-5588
Email: Reka.Fuertos@unvienna.org

Please present this invitation along with a valid identification document
upon entry to the Vienna International Centre (VIC)