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Beneficial Ownership Transparency and the UNGASS

7 April 2021 – In a three-part series of issue-specific briefings for delegations negotiating the UNGASS Political Declaration, the UNCAC Coalition hosted a webinar on Beneficial Ownership Transparency (BOT) alongside Open Ownership and Transparency International. The event was co-sponsored by…

UNCAC Coalition briefs UNGASS delegates on Asset and Interest Disclosure

6 April 2021 – What role can asset and interest declarations of public officials play in preventing and detecting conflicts of interest and possible corruption cases? What are good practice approaches and common challenges in asset declaration frameworks? These questions…

Mid-term Evaluation Report of UNCAC Coalition’s project “Civil Society Participation in the UNCAC – Building Momentum for Change”

6 April 2021 – The UNCAC Coalition is glad to publish the full findings of an independent review of the progress made in the implementation of its Programme “Civil Society Participation in the UNCAC – Building Momentum for Change” funded…

First Regional Meeting for Latin America: Public Procurement and COVID-19

26 March 2021 – The UNCAC Coalition hosted its first regional meeting for UNCAC Coalition members from Latin America on 10 March 2021. Around 25 representatives from UNCAC Coalition member and affiliate civil society organizations (CSOs) from all over the…

The link between Corruption and Illegal Wildlife Trafficking

24 March 2021 – by Anne Aurore Bertrand, Wildlife Justice Commission During the recent 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Kyoto, UNODC organized a high-level special event investigating the role of corruption as a driver…

UNCAC Coalition submission to inform final stage of UNGASS preparations

23 March 2021 – The UNCAC Coalition has shared a comprehensive submission with Member States to inform the final stage of the preparation of the first-ever UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) against corruption which will take place June 2-4.…

Open Contracting: Procurement Transparency Briefing for UNGASS Delegates

23 March 2021 – In the run-up to the United Nations General Assembly Special Session against corruption (UNGASS 2021) in June and in the last crucial weeks of negotiations on the political declaration, the UNCAC Coalition organized an informal webinar…

New Civil Society Report on Armenia: Better Monitoring and a More Robust Asset Recovery Framework Needed to Advance Anti-Corruption Efforts

16 March 2021 – In Armenia, the legal framework on preventive anti-corruption measures (Chapter II) of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) has been either partially or mostly implemented in practice, but a framework for the recovery of stolen assets…

First Regional Meeting for Sub-Saharan Africa: Public Procurement in Times of COVID-19

12 March 2021 For the first time ever, the UNCAC Coalition hosted a regional meeting for its members and affiliated groups in Sub-Saharan Africa on 2 March 2021. Around 20 representatives from civil society organizations from all over the…

New Civil Society Report on Zimbabwe: More Political Will and Resources Needed to Effectively Fight Corruption

8 March 2021 – Zimbabwe has made significant progress towards developing normative legal frameworks for the implementation of Chapter II (Preventive Measures) and Chapter V (Asset Recovery) of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), a new civil society report…

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