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Helen Darbishire, Gillian Dell elected as co-chairs of the UNCAC Coalition

Samantha Feinstein and David Ugolor to serve as Vice-Chairs; Aya Riahi as Secretary. Tuesday, 14 September 2022 –The UNCAC Coalition is happy to announce the election of new Co-Chairs, Vice-Chairs and a Secretary to the UNCAC Coalition’s Coordination Committee…

Updated report on strengthening the UNCAC Implementation Review Mechanism (IRM)

2 September 2022 – The UNCAC Coalition has updated its report showing that strong and urgent action is needed to strengthen the Implementation Review Mechanism (IRM). The report examines the shortcomings of the IRM with a particular focus on how…

New Civil Society Report on The Gambia: Gaps in the legislative framework hamper UNCAC implementation and enforcement

31 August 2022 –  The Gambia has taken steps to improve its legislative and institutional frameworks in line with the implementation of provisions under both Chapter II (Preventive measures) and Chapter V (Asset Recovery) of the United Nations Convention against…

New Civil Society Report on Yemen: stronger independence and operationalization of oversight and anti-corruption bodies needed to better implement and enforce legislation 

17 August 2022 – While Yemen has made some progress by developing legislation and oversight bodies for the implementation of articles of Chapter II (Preventive Measures) and Chapter V (Asset Recovery) of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), many…

Civil society at the 13th IRG – Interview with TI Papua New Guinea

10 August 2022 – The 13th session of the Implementation Review Group (IRG) met in Vienna between 13-17 June to discuss the performance of the review mechanism, the state of implementation of the UNCAC, technical assistance, and follow-up to the…

Montenegro signs the UNCAC Review Transparency Pledge

8 August 2022 – Montenegro has become the 33rd country to sign the UNCAC Coalition’s Transparency Pledge, voluntarily committing to a high level of transparency and civil society inclusion in the second cycle of the UNCAC implementation review. Montenegro was…

What are the struggles faced by human rights defenders and civil society working against corruption? A Summary of our IRG Side Event

1 August 2022 –  What are the obstacles to civil society participation in efforts to combat corruption and how can their engagement be strengthened? At a side event organized by the UNCAC Coalition, with the support of Switzerland, on the…

Preventing Corruption and Tracing Assets through Beneficial Ownership Transparency – A Summary of our IRG Side Event 

1 August 2022 – How do we prevent corruption and trace stolen assets through Beneficial Ownership Transparency (BOT)? At a side event organized by the UNCAC Coalition and Transparency International, with the support of Norway, on the margins of the…

Summary of the NGO Briefing on the Margins of the 13th UNCAC IRG

24 July 2022 – This year’s NGO briefing on the margins of the 13th session of the Implementation Review Group (IRG) was met with wide interest from many different stakeholders who engaged with UNODC officials and posed important questions. Representatives…

7th Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting: Transparency in Beneficial Ownership

21 July 2022 – Beneficial ownership transparency (BOT) is an essential means for combating corruption and money laundering. It is emerging as a major strategy in tracking illicit financial flows and tax evasion. It aims to prevent companies’ owners from…