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13th IRG

The 13th session of the Implementation Review Group (IRG), as well as meetings of the UNCAC Working Group on Prevention, are taking place in the week of 13-17 June 2022:  The IRG will discuss the performance of the review mechanism,…

UNCAC NGO Briefing – 15 June 2022

The annual briefing of civil society organizations on the UNCAC by UNODC will take place on 15 June 2022 at 13:15 to 15:00 in a hybrid format (via MS teams and at the UN office in Vienna). The meeting is…

5th MENA Regional meeting discusses Whistleblower Protection laws

30 May 2022 –  Which countries’ whistleblower protection laws are considered a best practice? What gaps in the existing legal framework prevent the effective protection of those reporting on corruption? And what actions are needed to improve the situation in…

Sixth Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting: Corruption in the Extractive Industry and Way Forward – Concerns for Human Rights and the Environment

25 May 2022 – The UNCAC Coalition’s sixth regional meeting of the Asia-Pacific network took place on the 11th May 2022, featuring discussions on corruption in the extractive industry including concerns for human rights and the environment. The meeting gathered…

Sixth Sub-Saharan Africa regional meeting tackles Transparency and Accountability in the Extractive Industries

24 May 2022 – Resolution 16/1 of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, inter alia, encourages Member States to “prevent, combat and eradicate [the] illicit international trafficking in forest products including timber, wildlife and other forest biological resources…through…

Sixth Regional Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean: Asset and interest declarations for more transparency and accountability

13 May 2022 – The topic of sworn asset and conflict of interest declarations is particularly interesting in the context of Latin America. Most, if not all countries in Latin America have some form of requirement for public officials to…

2nd Regional Meeting for Europe: Establishing effective whistleblowing systems and whistleblower protection

12 May 2022 – Whistleblowers, alongside investigative journalists and civil society activists, play an essential role in exposing and tackling financial crimes and corruption. Not only do they safeguard, and sometimes help recover, misused public funds, but they also raise…

Finland signs the UNCAC Review Transparency Pledge

12 April 2022 – Finland has become the 32nd 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. Finland was…

Board Elections 2022

1 April 2022 – The UNCAC Coalition is announcing the upcoming election of members of the Coalition’s Coordination Committee (CCC) – which is our board that oversees and strategically guides the activities of the Coalition. The following board seats are…

UNCAC Coalition stands in solidarity with Ukraine

Stronger measures needed against illicit financial flows – Vienna, 10 March 2022 – The members UNCAC Coalition and the below organisations and individuals express their solidarity with the people of Ukraine, currently facing a shocking attack on their country. The…

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