Plenary 5: Working Group – Update to CII Principles and Guidelines
Plenary 5 will be led by the Working Group responsible for the current update. Panelists will present proposed revisions, explain the rationale for changes, and invite feedback from the broader CII membership. The discussion will focus on aligning the Principles and Guidelines with current investigative realities, strengthening clarity and applicability, and maintaining consistency across diverse institutional contexts.
Luis Socorro (UNDP)
Luis Socorro is an experienced attorney with over 25 years of expertise in investigations, compliance, and ethics within international organizations. He has built a career at the intersection of law, governance, and international development. Appointed in 2025 as Chief of Regional Investigations (HQ & RBLAC) and leading the Investigations Support Team (IST) at UNDP’s Office of Audit and Investigations (OAI), he manages multidisciplinary teams conducting high-stakes investigations, policy development, and utilizing advanced data analytics, AI, and IT forensics. From 2014 to 2025, he directed UNDP’s Global Fund and Health Implementation Investigations Unit, overseeing multi-country fraud inquiries, developing proactive review models, and establishing frameworks for national task forces to fight corruption. Earlier in his career, he pioneered OAI’s IT forensics lab, fraud reporting systems, and case management platforms, and held senior roles in Venezuela’s Ministry of Finance and private legal practice. Mr. Socorro is known for his integrity, innovation, and ability to deliver results in complex legal and regulatory contexts.
Andrew Mendoza (AIIB)
Andrew Mendoza is Head of Integrity at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). He leads investigations into project-related Prohibited Practices and manages integrity risk under AIIB’s Policy on Prohibited Practices (PPP). He has played a central role in building and strengthening AIIB’s integrity framework, advancing reforms, supporting enforcement mechanisms, and integrating risk management into project operations.
Andrew has more than 20 years of international experience in project operations, investigations, and anti-corruption. He spent over a decade at the World Bank, working first in project operations and later in the Integrity Vice Presidency (INT), where he investigated cases of fraud and corruption in development projects. His work contributed to debarments, sanctions, and reforms that improved accountability in the use of development resources. At the United Nations, he investigated project fraud and staff misconduct, producing findings that resulted in disciplinary actions and operational improvements.
Andrew serves as Chair of the Conference of International Investigators (CII) Secretariat and the AIIB Host Committee for CII2025. The conference will be held in Beijing, marking AIIB’s 10th anniversary and the CII’s 25th year. A Filipino national, he holds an advanced degree in economics and is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
Suzette Schutlz (UN OIOS)
Suzette Schultz has served as Director of the Investigations Division of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) since September 2022. She leads a team of 115 staff across three regional offices—in New York, Vienna, and Nairobi—a surge office in Entebbe, and peacekeeping missions in Bangui, CAR; Juba, South Sudan; and Goma, DRC. A qualified lawyer and advocate, Ms. Schultz was previously Deputy Prosecutor-General of the High Court of Namibia, where she prosecuted cases for nearly a decade. She joined the United Nations in 2003, taking on various roles, mostly within OIOS and based in diverse locations such as Arusha, Tanzania; Vienna; Entebbe, Uganda; Baghdad, Iraq; and New York, where she has spent most of her UN career.
Moncef Ghrib (UNFPA)
Moncef Ghrib is the Director of the Office of Audit and Investigation Services (OAIS) at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a position he has held since September 2023. With over 29 years of experience in audit, investigations, oversight and risk management across the United Nations system, he is recognized for his leadership in strengthening accountability, transparency, and governance in international development and humanitarian operations.
Before joining UNFPA, Moncef Ghrib served with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), where he held various senior oversight roles, including Head of Internal Audit and Officer-in-Charge of the Office of Audit and Investigations (OAI). Throughout his UN career, he has led or oversaw complex audit and investigation engagements in some of the most challenging operating environments, supporting the establishment of strong internal control frameworks and risk-based assurance systems across UN field offices.
His tenure at UNDP and later at UNFPA has been characterized by a strategic vision for modernizing oversight functions—moving from a reactive approach to a proactive and learning-oriented oversight culture. He has consistently emphasized the value of ethical leadership, integrity, and accountability as pillars of effective UN operations.
As Director of OAIS, Moncef Ghrib occupies a critical leadership role in safeguarding the integrity and effectiveness of UNFPA’s operations worldwide. He reports directly to the Executive Director of UNFPA and provides independent and objective assurance and investigation services to the organization’s management and governing bodies. He is responsible for leading a global team of auditors and investigators who assess governance, risk management, internal controls, and the integrity of UNFPA’s operations in over 150 countries.
Sarra-Tilila Bounfour (WBG Guest)
Sârra-Tilila Bounfour is the founder and CEO of STB Integrity, a consultancy specializing in integrity, ethics, and accountability systems in international organizations. A lawyer qualified in the US and France, she brings over 15 years of triple-track experience as an investigator, litigator, and policy advisor in the international public sector — known for combining legal precision with systems-level thinking in institutional integrity work.
She has supported investigations into fraud, corruption, harassment, and retaliation at organizations including the World Bank, UNICEF, and the World Food Programme. Her work spans the full integrity process: from investigations to multilateral development bank (MDB) sanctions litigation, and staff appeals before administrative tribunals such as the ILOAT.
This hybrid perspective allows her to advise on investigation frameworks, due process safeguards, and procedural rigor in a way that manages legal risk — ensuring findings withstand scrutiny in legal proceedings.
Sârra-Tilila regularly trains investigators and legal officers, and advises on the design of internal justice systems and complaints mechanisms. She publishes the “Integrity Career Institute” newsletter, read weekly by over 1,400 professionals worldwide, focused on careers and systems in the integrity field. A certified yoga teacher, she brings a grounded, mindful lens to investigations, systems thinking, and institutional reform.
A French-Moroccan national, she is fluent in English and French, conversant in Italian, and currently learning Spanish and Arabic.
