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UNCAC Coalition Activities at the Resumed 12th IRG Session: Written Submissions, NGO Briefing & Side Events

31 August 2021 –  The UNCAC Coalition made four written submissions to the upcoming 12th resumed session of the UNCAC Implementation Review Group (IRG) and will be hosting three civil-society-led side events on the margins of the IRG. The IRG…

UNCAC Coalition Submission to FATF Consultation on Beneficial Ownership

25 August 2021 – The UNCAC Coalition prepared a written submission to a recent Financial Action Task Force (FATF) consultation on potential amendments to FATF Recommendation 24 concerning beneficial ownership. FATF’s recommendations play an important role in advancing real beneficial…

New Civil Society Report on Argentina: more independent institutions, stronger oversight mechanisms and civil society participation needed to advance anti-corruption efforts

23 August 2021 – Argentina has made some progress towards developing normative legal frameworks for the implementation of articles of Chapter II (Preventive Measures) and Chapter V (Asset Recovery) provisions of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), but several…

Africa Regional Overview: Taking stock of good practices – the UNCAC and beyond 

20 August 2021 –  Through our Africa anti-corruption platform, closer engagement and calls with the members of our community in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the recent publication of several civil society parallel reports on national UNCAC implementation, we have learned about…

New Civil Society Report on Madagascar: Momentum built on anti-corruption initiatives requires concrete legal action and increased political will to advance efforts

13 August 2021 – A recent report authored by the Transparency International Initiative Madagascar (TI-MG) notes encouraging prospects in Madagascar in terms of the implementation of provisions under Chapter II (Preventive measures) and Chapter V (Asset recovery) of the United…

Afghanistan signs the UNCAC Review Transparency Pledge

12 August 2021 Afghanistan has become the 28th 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. Afghanistan’s…

New civil society report on Papua New Guinea highlights main impediments for implementing UNCAC Chapter II provisions

27 July 2021– Papua New Guinea (PNG) is only partially compliant with its obligations under chapter II (Preventive measures) of the UNCAC, a new civil society report authored by Transparency International Papua New Guinea (TIPNG) finds. Although Papua New…

NGO Briefing during the UNCAC IRG Session on 7 September 2021

26 July 2021 – On 7 September, 13:15-15:00 Vienna Time, the yearly NGO Briefing will take place on the margins of the resumed 12th session of the UNCAC Implementation Review Group (the UNCAC IRG).  During the briefing, the UNCAC secretariat…

New Coalition Board Members Elected

14 July 2021 – The UNCAC Coalition held elections to the Coalition Coordination Committee (CCC), its board, from 28 June to 6 July 2021. Each year, the Coalition votes for about half of the seats on its board. The following…

Uzbek Civil Society Activists call for Transparency and Inclusion in the Return of Ill-Gotten Assets to Uzbekistan by the Swiss Government

9 July 2021 –  In November 2020, the governments of Switzerland and Uzbekistan signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the return of Gulnara Karimova’s ill-gotten assets to Uzbekistan. Although the memorandum pledged to conduct the return process in a…

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