The Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, held biennially, is the pillar 

of international activities that bring together representatives of the States Parties to the Convention along with other 

parties such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations, research centers, and other various bodies

representing the circles of interest in the prevention of corruption. This comes in implementation 

of Article 63 of the Convention, regarding the Conference of the States Parties adoption of improving capabilities 

and cooperation among all countries to achieve the goals of the Convention, enhance its implementation and 

review the related efforts. In fact, eight sessions were held, starting from 2006 until 2021, of which four sessions were 

held in Arab countries. The first session was held in Amman, Jordan; the second session was held in 2008 in Bali

Island, Indonesia and the third session was held in 2009 in Doha, Qatar, in accordance with the

Conference decision no. 21/. In addition, the fourth session of the Conference was held in 2011 in

Marrakesh, Morocco; the fifth session was held in 2013 in Panama and the sixth session was held

in 2015 in Petersburg, the Russian Federation. The seventh session of the conference was held in

November 2017 in Vienna, while the eighth session was held in December 2019 in Abu Dhabi, the

United Arab Emirates, and was concluded in 2021.