New Delhi: The three-day 12th Steering Committee meeting of the Global Operational Network of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities (GLOBE Network), comprising members of investigating agencies from 135 countries, began in the national capital on Monday. It will deliberate on the strategic direction of the Network, operational priorities and develop frameworks for international cooperation.The CBI and ED directors played host to the meeting, which was attended by members of the 15-country steering committee of the GLOBE Secretariat under the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The global forum is a specialized anti-corruption law enforcement authority, which was established under the Riyadh Initiative during Saudi Arabia’s G20 presidency.Delivering the welcome address, ED Director Rahul Naveen said that the ED has recovered assets worth about $5.6 billion, including corruption cases, a significant portion of which was acquired over the last few years. The GLOBE Network complements formal legal aid mechanisms by enabling faster, more flexible and direct agency-to-agency engagement. The 15 countries currently serving on the GLOBE Steering Committee are India, Brazil, China, Russia, Spain, Italy, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Grenada, Nigeria and Romania.