• India has been elected to the 15-member steering committee of GlobE Network after a multi-stage voting process during a plenary session held in Beijing.

• As a member of the Steering Committee, India will play a crucial role in shaping the global agenda against corruption and asset recovery.

• India’s expertise and experience in combating corruption will be valuable assets to the GlobE Network.

• The GlobE Network is a vital platform for international cooperation, and India’s participation will strengthen its efforts to combat cross-border financial crimes and corruption.

• India had supported the initiative in 2020. 

• The Ministry of Home Affairs is the central authority for GlobE Network and CBI and ED are member authorities of this Network from India.

Global Operational Network of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities

• The Global Operational Network of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities (GlobE Network) was an initiative of G20. 

• Established in 2021, the GlobE Network welcomes anti-corruption law enforcement authorities from all UN Member States and States parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). 

• Governed by its members, the Network is supported by the United Nations Office against Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which provides the Network’s secretariat.

• It facilitates transnational cooperation in corruption cases. The Network members connect and collaborate directly to further cases. With partners, the Network strives for effective and efficient transnational cooperation between practitioners worldwide.

• The GlobE Network now has 121 member countries and 219 member authorities.

• The GlobE Network is emerging as a unique platform where agencies from across the world share best practices, and criminal intelligence, develop strategies, and support in the common cause of combating corruption.

• The Network has one Chair, one Vice Chair and 13 members in the Steering Committee for providing leadership to the organisation.

• It may be recalled that during India’s G20 Presidency in 2023, two High Level Principles for combating corruption were adopted which detailed leveraging of GloBE Network.

(The author is a trainer for Civil Services aspirants.)