All posts by UNCAC Coalition

"Tell us what you've done" Initiative

18 May 2010. A new global access to information initiative was launched on 3 May to mark World Press Freedom Day and will test how easy (or not) it is to obtain information from 35 governments[1] on their anti-corruption efforts.…

Da Cidadania à Sustentabilidade Social

Brazil, 3 May 2010, by Fernando Di Lascio, Instituto Qualicidade. Nas repúblicas e nas democracias o principal alicerce da cidadania é a soberania popular, de onde advém todo o poder confiado pelo Povo aos seus servidores públicos eleitos, concursados e…

Coalition attends XII UN Crime Congress

15 April 2010. On April 14, 2010 members of the UNCAC Coalition hosted a side meeting during the XII UN Crime Congress in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil to discuss opportunities for civil society action in the context of the upcoming…

Call for G20 Action to Tackle Illicit Financial Flows

10 April 2010. We, the undersigned civil society organisations, urge the Group of Twenty countries (G20) to: recognise the link between illicit outflows of capital from developing countries, absorption of those resources by tax havens and secrecy jurisdictions, and the…

New Videos from UNCAC COSP2

19 March 2010. In January 2010, TI launched a 4-part video series “Scenes from a Global Anti Corruption Summit” This collection of short videos documents civil society involvement at the 2nd UNCAC Conference of States Parties in Indonesia in 2008…

Be part of the solution

17 February 2010. The IACC is accepting workshop proposals from February 15 to March 31, 2010. Join leading experts from civil society, the public, and the private sectors at the 14th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) from November 10-13, 2010 in…

Share your story: civic action

16 February 2010. Civil society input is wanted to contribute to a one-year research project to document and study cases of citizen participation and nonviolent civic action to fight corruption, and distill general lessons learned and best practices. The focus…

2009 Civil Society in Action in Doha

9 December 2009. Over 70 representatives of civil society organisations met in Doha during the Third Conference of States Parties last November. PArticipants delivered a Coalition Statement calling for more transparency, accountability and participation of civil society signed on by…

UNCAC Updates: The Deal in Doha

26 November 2009, by Gillian Dell. On Friday the 13th, 2009, the Doha deal on the UNCAC review mechanism was concluded! (Resolution L9). The deal was adopted by approximately 106 States Parties represented at CoSP3 – another 14 governments were…