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UNCAC in a Nutshell 2021

28 February 2022 – The UNCAC in a Nutshell is a quick guide to the UN Convention against Corruption and has, for almost a decade, been a go-to document for diplomats, aid agency workers, embassy staff, academics, activists and journalists…

ECOSOC Committee: 349 NGOs call for States to take NGO participation at UN seriously

11 February 2022 – The UNCAC Coalition and numerous of its member organizations are among 349 national, regional and international NGOs that have signed an open letter calling for States to take NGO participation at the United Nations seriously and…

CoSP 9 Plenary discussions: Key Takeaways

10 February 2022 –  The plenary discussions during the 9th Session of the Conference of the States Parties (CoSP) to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) provided an important opportunity for non-governmental stakeholders to learn about States Parties’ domestic actions…

UNCAC CoSP 9: A summary of adopted resolutions & decisions

31 January 2022 – At the 9th session of the UNCAC Conference of the States Parties (CoSP), 7 resolutions and 2 decisions were adopted (find them in full here). While CoSP decisions address procedural issues related to the organization of…

The UNCAC CoSP 9: a summary in pictures

31 January 2022 –  The 9th session of the UNCAC Conference of States Parties attracted more than 2,100 participants from 155 countries, some 380 CSOs registered to follow in person and online – the final list of participants is yet…

New Civil Society Report on Colombia: better oversight of political financing and strong whistleblowing laws needed to advance anti-corruption efforts

19 January 2022 – Colombia has made important progress towards developing normative legal frameworks for the implementation of articles of Chapter II (Preventive Measures) and Chapter V (Asset Recovery) provisions of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), but several…

The CoSP Observer – Issue 3

16 December 2021 – View the online version of our newsletter here, and stay tuned to our CoSP9 page for more news and updates!…

Eight leading civil society organisations banned from UN anti-corruption conference due to objections by Turkey

Sharm El-Sheikh – Transparency International and the UNCAC Coalition strongly condemn the exclusion of prominent civil society organisations from participating in the 9th session of the UNCAC Conference of the States Parties (CoSP), currently underway in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The…

The CoSP Observer – Issue 2

14 December, 2021 – View the online version of our newsletter here, and stay tuned to our CoSP9 page for more news and updates!…

New Civil Society Report on Uganda calls for stronger anti-corruption bodies, enhanced civil society participation and effective asset recovery laws to advance the fight against corruption

14 December 2021 – A recent report from Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda finds that Uganda has undertaken significant steps towards implementing the provisions of Chapter II (Preventive Measures) and V (Asset Recovery) of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).  Yet,…

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