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Strengthening integrity in public procurement through the UNCAC – insights from France and global civic experts

How can we strengthen integrity in public procurement? An event on the margins of the 14th session of the Implementation Review Group (IRG) in June 2023 co-organized by Transparency International France, Open Contracting Partnership and the UNCAC Coalition and sponsored…

Approaching the end of the UNCAC IRM’s first phase: Opportunities to advance the anti-corruption agenda

As States Parties are currently deliberating the modalities of the Implementation Review Mechanism’s (IRM) follow-up phase, an event on the margins of the 14th session of the Implementation Review Group (IRG) in June 2023 organized by the UNCAC Coalition and…

The use of indirect return mechanisms in asset recovery

The first event on the margins of the 14th session of the Implementation Review Group (IRG) in June 2023 co-organized by the Civil Forum for Asset Recovery (CiFAR), REDRESS and the UNCAC Coalition gathered experts from governments and civil society…

Summary of the NGO briefing on the margins of the 14th UNCAC Implementation Review Group (IRG)

This year’s NGO briefing on the margins of the 14th session of the Implementation Review Group (IRG) held in June 2023, focused on the progress of the UNCAC implementation review Mechanism (IRM), the thematic and regional implementation of Chapter 2…

11th Regional Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean: Preserving civic space in anti-corruption efforts 

4 July 2023 – The history of the fight against corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean cannot be told without the meaningful participation of civil society organizations, activists, and regular citizens speaking out against corruption and advocating for more…

An update of the European Union’s anti-corruption legal framework: How can civil society contribute? 

23 June 2023 – The fight against corruption is a high political priority in the European Union (EU). Several related initiatives will crystallize in legislation before the next European parliamentary elections in June 2024. This is why the months ahead…

New civil society report on Bosnia and Herzegovina: Lacking political will is hindering anti-corruption reforms

6 June 2023 –  A new report by Transparency International Bosnia and Herzegovina finds that Bosnia and Herzegovina has put in place provisions for the prevention of corruption (Chapter II of the UN Convention against Corruption – UNCAC), but a…

Open to civil society, please join our Global Coalition Conference to coordinate our anti-corruption advocacy for CoSP10

24 May 2023 –  The UNCAC Coalition will hold a virtual civil society conference entitled ‘Global Coalition Conference – the Road to CoSP10’ on 27-29 June 2023. The Conference will discuss key anti-corruption topics and coordinate civil society advocacy to…

New civil society report on Ethiopia: new anti-corruption efforts but a long road ahead

24 May 2023 – A new report by Progress Integrated Community Development Organization (PICDO) finds that while Ethiopia has made some progress to integrate the provisions of Chapter II (Preventive measures) and Chapter V (Asset Recovery) of the UN Convention…

New civil society report on Georgia: a lack of political will is causing recent setbacks in the fight against corruption 

23 May 2023 A recent report authored by the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information finds that provisions for the prevention of corruption and asset recovery (Chapter II and V of the UNCAC) have been largely adopted in…

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