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Costa Rica signs the UNCAC Review Transparency Pledge

10 December 2025 Costa Rica has become the 43rd 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.…

500+ Organizations and Experts Urge Governments to Adopt Strong Global Anti-Corruption Review Mechanism at UN Summit

9 December 2025 – International Anti-Corruption Day: Transparent, inclusive, and effective reviews of countries’ anti-corruption performance are essential to promoting reforms More than 520 civil society organizations, anti-corruption experts and academics from 125 countries are urging governments to strengthen global…

Videos from our community on International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) 2025

9 December 2025 – For this year’s IACD 2025we woud like to celebrate the successes of our global community, and have collected 5 short videos from CSOs representing the different regions around the world. They share their insights into how…

International Anti-Corruption Day 2025

9 December 2025 – UNCAC at a glance, three years later – tracking UNCAC reviews Global mapping of anti-corruption progress: tools for success On this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December, we look back on progress made over the…

Closing the Gender Data Gap in the Fight Against Corruption

Michele Coleman, UNCAC Coalition Gender, Inclusion & Corruption Working Group, Gender and Corruption Data Task Force Lead Corruption is not a neutral force. It feeds on inequality, and it exploits the vulnerabilities created by gender. Yet too often, we continue…

New civil society report on Rwanda: Legal and institutional framework gains offset by challenges in enforcement and reporting

4 December 2025 – Transparency International Rwanda (TI-Rwanda) assesses the country’s progress in implementing its anti-corruption commitments under Chapters II (Preventive Measures) and V (Asset Recovery) of the UN Convention against Corruption. Rwanda has established a robust legal and institutional…

Strengthening whistleblower protection and transparency in Costa Rica: A civil society impact story

1 December 2025 – by Danella Newman, Civil Society Engagement Lead & Project Manager at the UNCAC Coalition, and Costa Rica Íntegra With support from the UNCAC Coalition, civil society in Costa Rica shaped discussions on regulating whistleblower protection and…

New civil society report on Kenya: Persistent gaps in enforcement and insufficient engagement with civil society

2 December 2025 – A new civil society report by Transparency International Kenya assesses Kenya’s progress in implementing its anti-corruption commitments under Chapters II (Preventive Measures) and V (Asset Recovery) of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). The report…

Systemic Integration of Human Rights in Anti-Corruption Frameworks: A Policy Guide

This Policy Guide: Systemic Integration of Human Rights in Anti-Corruption Frameworks, developed by the Human Rights & Corruption Working Group together with the Cyrus R. Vance International Center for Justice, outlines a robust legal basis for linking anti-corruption and human…

New civil society report on Guatemala: Structural weaknesses and shrinking civic space hinder anti-corruption efforts

30 October 2025 – Click on the image to access the report! A new parallel report by Acción Ciudadana, the Guatemalan chapter of Transparency International, highlights that while Guatemala has made progress in updating its anti-corruption framework, persistent structural problems,…

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