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    The Implementation of UNCAC in PakistanPakistan Institute for Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) conducted the 10th video interview that is part of the ADRN project “Sharing Our Practices for Better Governance.” PILDAT interviews Zahir Shah, the director general of National Accountability Bureau, anti-corruption agency of the Government of Pakistan. By explaining the role of United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), Zahir Shah emphasizes how complying with the UNCAC has contributed to the anti-corruption efforts in his country. The UNCAC improves international cooperation in fighting against corruption and countries can learn from each other’s experiences through the UNCAC. He argues that the UNCAC helped Pakistan to implement better anti-corruption strategy by monitoring the outcome of the implementation process and providing specific guidelines. Lastly, he points out the important role of civil society in preventing corruption.      

  The ninth video of the ADRN “Sharing Our Practices for Better Governance” video interview series was produced by King Prajadhipok’s Institute in Thailand. In this interview on the situation of gender equality, Ruengrawee Pichaikul, the Director of the Gender and Development Research Institute (GDRI), argues that although there are no gender restrictions within the constitution or the law, women in politics are particularly vulnerable because the constitution requests political parties to consider an equal distribution of men and women. However, there are no sanctions against this and well-qualified women often find themselves placed on the bottom of candidate lists. Currently, GDRI is working on coordinating women groups within their networks to engage in dialogue with agencies on a variety of relevant political issues as well as advocating for gender equality within both the political sphere and grass root organizations. Pichaikul claims that in order to strengthen gender equality in Thailand, first, public attitudes towards gender must be changed by educating the youth in such a way as not to reinforce traditional stereotypes, and second, politicians must change their mindsets on gender and open up to new perspectives.    

  The eighth video of the ADRN “Sharing Our Practices for Better Governance” video interview series was produced by Yangon School of Political Science (YSPS) in Myanmar. The interview was conducted with Aye Mya Mya Myo, who is currently serving as a member of the Parliament for Kyauk Tan Constituency in Pyi Thu Hluttaw (Lower House). In this interview, Aye Mya Mya Myo explains how the parliament in Myanmar tries to make laws and policies to protect and promote people’s rights by frequently holding meetings and facilitating dialogues. Even though it is still at a nascent stage, Aye Mya Mya Myo is optimistic that the country is on its path to respecting people’s diverse views and helping the democratic practices to take root in the country.