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COSP 3 Coalition Statement 2009: Coalition calls for effective UNCAC review mechanism

9 November 2009. United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) Third Conference of States Parties (COSP) CSO Coalition Calls for Adoption of Effective Review Mechanism at the Third COSP, Doha, 9-13 November 2009 Corruption undermines democracy, the rule of law, human…

Spelling it out in Doha: Be accountable, be inclusive, go public

Doha, 9 November 2009. Civil society spells out its demands for the Conference of States Parties of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) demanding accountability, participation and transparency. Starting today representatives of the 141 countries that have signed up…

We are watching you, from 356 organisations in 95 countries

8 November 2009. 356 organisations from 95 countries have signed on to the Coalition statement asking for an effective, transparent, accountable and inclusive mechanism to monitor progress in the implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption. The statement was submitted…

UNCAC Headlines around the world

8 November 2009. 12 November 2009 UN’s anti-corruption treaty faces collapse Impairment not solely in Indonesia Naciones Unidas contra la corrupción 10 November 2009 Venezuela bloquea mecanismo de seguimiento de la corrupción en la ONU 9 November 2009 Dodging the…

Georgian NGO Blocked from UN Anti-Corruption Conference

12 October 2009. The UNCAC Coalition is very concerned about reports that the Russian Federation has taken steps to block attendance of a Georgian NGO at an upcoming UN meeting on corruption. The same Georgian group, the Transnational Crime and…

Deadlock in Vienna Talks Imperils UN Anti-corruption Convention

Berlin, 3 September 2009. Seven days of government negotiations in Vienna have failed to resolve differences over the establishment of an implementation review mechanism for the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). Failure of the Vienna talks is a major setback…

Call for action in Vienna: 128 organisations call for an effective review mechanism

12 May 2009. Today an UNCAC Coalition Statement, signed by 128 organisations from 47 countries, was presented to the UNCAC delegates to the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Review Mechanism meeting in Vienna. Corruption undermines democracy, the rule of law,…

CEOs call for an effective UNCAC Review Mechanism

1 May 2009. In a Letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Chief Executives from leading companies call on governments to more effectively and robustly implement the Convention by adopting an effective implementation review mechanism at the next Conference of States…

TI Holds Meeting in Berlin on Development of Manual for CSO Compliance Reviews

9 April 2009, by Gillian Dell. Has your government taken all the necessary steps to meet the requirements of the UN Convention against Corruption? What’s the best way to check that? What’s the best way for civil society organisations (CSOs)…

2009: Decision Time for an Effective Review Mechanism

15 March 2009. 2009 is a crucial year for the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). Its 133 States Parties will decide how they will keep track of progress made to implement this landmark anti-corruption convention. In order to achieve this,…

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