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Improving Civil Society’s Capacity to Contribute to UNCAC Reviews

16 November 2023 – To increase the chances of anti-corruption organizations’ input to be considered in UNCAC reviews, the UNCAC Coalition has been providing tailored training sessions to civil society organizations (CSOs) ahead of their respective country visits. Over the…

Duarte’s Case:  Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Commences Admission Process

13 November 2023 – by Estefania Medina & Adriana Greaves, Co-founders of TOJIL México After more than five years of pursuing justice in the case of Javier Duarte —former Governor of the Mexican State of Veracruz — we have finally…

Mongolia signs the UNCAC Review Transparency Pledge

8 November 2023 Mongolia has become the 36th 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. The…

12th Regional Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean: Creating an impact at CoSP10

6 November 2023 – With the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UNCAC (CoSP10) less than two months away at the time, civil society organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean came together virtually in October  to speak…

Launch of the Regional Platform to Fast-Track the Implementation of the UNCAC in the Caribbean

6 November 2023 – From the 9th to the 11th of October, the UNCAC Coalition’s Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, Iñaki Albisu, participated in the UNODC-led conference launching the Regional Platform to Fast-Track the Implementation of the…

20 years of UNCAC – How civil society participates in UNCAC implementation reviews

31 October 2023 – Today marks the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the UNCAC, the only comprehensive, global, legally-binding anti-corruption instrument with 190 States Parties to date. The world has changed immensely over the past 20…

New civil society report on Burundi: New anti-corruption strategy lacks implementation and political backing

24 October 2023 – A recent report authored by the The Anti-corruption and Economic Malpractice Observatory (Observatoire de Lutte contre la Corruption et les Malversations Économiques, OLUCOME) finds that provisions for the prevention of corruption and asset recovery (Chapter II…

13th Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting: Corruption in Public Procurement

20 October 2023 – As one of the highest-risk areas of corruption for governments, promoting integrity in public procurement is crucial. Article 9.1 of the UNCAC emphasizes taking the necessary steps to establish appropriate systems of procurement, based on transparency,…

9th Regional Meeting for Europe, the US and Canada: Engaging the private sector in the fight against corruption and the UNCAC

16 October 2023 – The need to engage the private sector in the fight against corruption was repeatedly raised at the UNCAC Coalition’s Global Coalition Conference (GCC) held in June 2023. Several participants spoke about enhancing business ethics and changing…

New leadership roles for the UNCAC Coalition’s Board (CCC)

11 October 2023 – The UNCAC Coalition’s board – the Coalition Coordination Committee (CCC) – has elected new leadership roles for the next year. Gillian Dell (Honorary Member) will serve as Chair Samantha Feinstein (Government Accountability Project) and David Ugolor …

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