DOHA: Some 921 people, including delegates from member-countries, representatives of prominent NGOs and media persons are attending the United Nations anti-corruption meet which concludes at the Doha Sheraton Hotel today.

Event organisers say they expect more delegates to descend on the venue today, the last day of the event.

“We have so far issued 921 passes for the conference and they include delegates, NGO representatives as well as members of the press,” said a source close to the organizers. “We hope to issue more passes today,” he added.

This is one the largest international conferences being held here, arguably, after the fourth Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) which was held at the same venue early this decade. A two-day forum organised at the same venue on November 7 and 8 followed the main States Conference that kicked off on Monday.

Some 141 countries, which include Afghanistan, are taking part in the key event whose purpose is to evolve a mechanism for signatory countries to review the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).

The Convention was adopted in 2003 and enforced two years later, in 2005. Member-states have been discussing the review mechanism since 2006. Some of the largest contingents have been dispatched to the conference by countries like Indonesia, China, host Qatar, Egypt, France, Russian Federation, Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria.

Sudan, India, Swaziland, Malawi, Malaysia, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Lithuania and Ireland are among the countries which have sent small delegations.

Oman has an observer status while Palestine has a permanent mission. From Qatar, at least a dozen officials who are part of the country’s delegation are from the Ministry of Justice.

Among the UN agencies represented are UNDP, UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime), which is the secretariat of the UNCAC in Vienna, Austria.

Key Intergovernmental organizations such as the Arab League (with three delegates), Council of European Union, Council of Europe, OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) and Interpol, among others, have their representatives at the event, too.

Among the NGOs represented are Anti-Slavery International, Christian Aid, Human Rights Information and Training Center, Transparency International, Tearfund, International Association of Prosecutors, Japan Federation of Bar Associations, the Global Alliance in Traffic in Women and World Economic Forum. Transparency International boasts the largest contingent.