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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…

7th Sub-Saharan Africa regional meeting discusses Political and Public Integrity: What does the 2021 UNGASS Political Declaration say?

 21 July 2022 – In 2021, the UN General Assembly Special Session against Corruption (UNGASS 2021) passed the Resolution A/RES/S-32/1, adopting the Political Declaration, a “common commitment to effectively addressing challenges and implementing measures to prevent and combat corruption and…

Getting to know the UNCAC Coalition’s Global Network: priorities, challenges and future opportunities to advance anti-corruption efforts

22 July 2022 – In 2022, the UNCAC Coalition carried out the 2021 “Annual Activity Survey” to ask our members and affiliated organizations about their recent activities, priority issues, major challenges and engagement with UNCAC-related activities. The survey also requested…

7th Regional Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean: The often overlooked but crucial link between gender and corruption

18 July 2022 – While corruption impacts all persons living in a society, more than 20 years of academic research and anti-corruption advocacy have shown that some members of society suffer its impact more than others. Corruption weakens the capacity…

6th MENA regional meeting discusses the OGP as a tool to fight corruption

15 July 2022- What is the potential of the OGP initiative in terms of combatting corruption in an inclusive manner?  How is its implementation mechanism functioning, and what is the impact on the participating MENA countries?  These were some of…

Third Regional Meeting for Europe: How are anti-corruption organizations advancing access to information in Europe?

11 July 2022 – In times of crises, access to information suffers. On account of the Covid-19 pandemic and of violent political conflict, some governments in Europe have restricted information disclosure and are exercising ever-increasing controls over plural media and…

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